Cost of living comparison
Antananarivo is 13.7% more expensive than Moscow.
If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 12.1% less for restaurants
|
Moscow
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.19
RUB958.24
|
$3.22
MGA15,040
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.10
RUB532.35
|
$4.30
MGA20,053
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
RUB111.83
|
$1.16
MGA5,414
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
RUB50.61
|
$0.60
MGA2,813
|
|
pay 11.4% more for groceries
|
Moscow
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
RUB64.53
|
$1.19
MGA5,569
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
RUB459.55
|
$5.22
MGA24,350
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
RUB372.03
|
$3.94
MGA18,404
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
RUB158.48
|
$1.80
MGA8,422
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
RUB207.09
|
$2.10
MGA9,778
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
RUB70.63
|
$0.65
MGA3,032
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RUB69.61
|
$0.27
MGA1,260
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
RUB74.63
|
$0.51
MGA2,388
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
RUB117.18
|
$0.33
MGA1,554
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB25.99
|
$0.35
MGA1,615
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
RUB21.82
|
$0.42
MGA1,978
|
|
pay 53.0% more for transportation
|
Moscow
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.22
RUB231.36
|
$4.58
MGA21,349
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.58
RUB2,981.19
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,621.85
RUB3,194,126.88
|
$11,817.99
MGA55,146,028
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.82
RUB606.88
|
$12.46
MGA58,154
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Moscow
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.38
RUB665.32
|
$52.31
MGA244,075
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$960.52
RUB100,190.66
|
$354.54
MGA1,654,381
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$583.26
RUB60,839.42
|
$53.69
MGA250,542
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.66
RUB9,039.35
|
$35.96
MGA167,813
|
|
pay 36.2% less for childcare
|
Moscow
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$466.53
RUB48,663.46
|
$89.71
MGA418,608
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,413.52
RUB1,086,221.24
|
$11,292.35
MGA52,693,241
|
|
pay 7.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Moscow
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
RUB319.41
|
$1.07
MGA5,013
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
RUB263.32
|
$1.12
MGA5,214
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
RUB255.53
|
$3.22
MGA15,040
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.34
RUB3,373.20
|
$40.29
MGA187,998
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
RUB532.35
|
$6.45
MGA30,080
|
|
pay 39.2% less for clothing
|
Moscow
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.16
RUB8,465.22
|
$19.71
MGA91,972
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.31
RUB4,413.08
|
$24.89
MGA116,141
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.95
RUB11,364.70
|
$90.25
MGA421,115
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.97
RUB10,636.36
|
$78.79
MGA367,640
|
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