Cost of living comparison
Antananarivo is 19.8% more expensive than Ouagadougou.
If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Ouagadougou, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Ouagadougou
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA498
|
$3.85
MGA17,712
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,295
|
$4.53
MGA20,837
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA465
|
$1.23
MGA5,672
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA249
|
$0.58
MGA2,657
|
|
pay 20.6% less for groceries
Ouagadougou
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA534
|
$1.24
MGA5,709
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.74
MGA21,805
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,550
|
$3.78
MGA17,425
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,524
|
$2.18
MGA10,037
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.32
MGA10,667
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA482
|
$0.81
MGA3,741
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA302
|
$0.29
MGA1,341
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA257
|
$0.54
MGA2,481
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA409
|
$0.40
MGA1,851
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA818
|
$0.33
MGA1,497
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA348
|
$0.45
MGA2,056
|
|
pay 6.0% less for transportation
Ouagadougou
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,761
|
$4.82
MGA22,185
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA2,988
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$14,708.95
MGA67,721,725
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,266
|
$11.31
MGA52,094
|
|
pay 8.9% less for housing
Ouagadougou
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA24,848
|
$56.72
MGA261,163
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA248,974
|
$463.90
MGA2,135,839
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA124,487
|
$140.20
MGA645,505
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA41,886
|
$32.30
MGA148,722
|
|
pay 6.1% less for childcare
Ouagadougou
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA74,692
|
$135.77
MGA625,124
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,174,888
|
$11,892.46
MGA54,754,273
|
|
pay 16.1% more for entertainment and sports
Ouagadougou
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA697
|
$1.02
MGA4,688
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA747
|
$1.17
MGA5,405
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA996
|
$3.39
MGA15,628
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA24,897
|
$45.26
MGA208,375
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,979
|
$6.79
MGA31,256
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Ouagadougou
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$28.14
MGA129,545
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$30.17
MGA138,916
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$101.83
MGA468,843
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$90.52
MGA416,749
|
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