Cost of living comparison
Antananarivo is 16.8% cheaper than Saipan.
If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Saipan, you would:
pay 42.0% less for restaurants
|
Saipan
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
|
$3.85
MGA17,712
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$4.53
MGA20,837
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$1.23
MGA5,672
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
|
$0.58
MGA2,657
|
|
pay 64.1% less for groceries
|
Saipan
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.33
|
$1.24
MGA5,709
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.74
MGA21,805
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.44
|
$3.78
MGA17,425
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.75
|
$2.18
MGA10,037
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
|
$2.32
MGA10,667
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$0.81
MGA3,741
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.29
MGA1,341
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$0.54
MGA2,481
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.40
MGA1,851
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
|
$0.33
MGA1,497
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
|
$0.45
MGA2,056
|
|
pay 38.6% less for transportation
|
Saipan
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.25
|
$4.82
MGA22,185
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,999.00
|
$14,708.95
MGA67,721,725
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.41
|
$11.31
MGA52,094
|
|
pay 46.9% less for housing
|
Saipan
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.00
|
$56.72
MGA261,163
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$625.00
|
$463.90
MGA2,135,839
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$450.00
|
$140.20
MGA645,505
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.42
|
$32.30
MGA148,722
|
|
pay 98.2% more for childcare
|
Saipan
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$135.77
MGA625,124
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,000.00
|
$11,892.46
MGA54,754,273
|
|
pay 44.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saipan
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
|
$1.02
MGA4,688
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.83
|
$1.17
MGA5,405
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$3.39
MGA15,628
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.50
|
$45.26
MGA208,375
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.00
|
$6.79
MGA31,256
|
|
pay 19.8% more for clothing
|
Saipan
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.00
|
$28.14
MGA129,545
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$30.17
MGA138,916
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.00
|
$101.83
MGA468,843
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
|
$90.52
MGA416,749
|
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