Cost of living comparison
Antananarivo is 26.6% cheaper than San Salvador.
If you lived in Antananarivo instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 33.4% less for restaurants
|
San Salvador
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
SVC87.76
|
$3.22
MGA15,037
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
SVC61.43
|
$4.30
MGA20,050
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
SVC9.55
|
$1.16
MGA5,413
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
SVC8.01
|
$0.60
MGA2,813
|
|
pay 42.2% less for groceries
|
San Salvador
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
SVC18.61
|
$1.19
MGA5,568
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
SVC28.40
|
$5.22
MGA24,346
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
SVC64.82
|
$3.94
MGA18,401
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
SVC26.64
|
$1.80
MGA8,421
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
SVC24.36
|
$2.10
MGA9,777
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.66
|
$0.65
MGA3,031
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SVC6.74
|
$0.27
MGA1,260
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
SVC10.23
|
$0.51
MGA2,387
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
SVC10.67
|
$0.33
MGA1,554
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
SVC8.72
|
$0.35
MGA1,614
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
SVC8.56
|
$0.42
MGA1,978
|
|
pay 33.4% less for transportation
|
San Salvador
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.97
SVC34.87
|
$4.58
MGA21,346
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SVC175.53
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SVC219,406.38
|
$11,817.99
MGA55,137,006
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.43
SVC293.37
|
$12.46
MGA58,144
|
|
pay 45.5% less for housing
|
San Salvador
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC369.86
|
$52.31
MGA244,035
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$858.33
SVC7,532.95
|
$354.54
MGA1,654,110
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$641.67
SVC5,631.43
|
$53.69
MGA250,501
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.52
SVC715.44
|
$35.96
MGA167,786
|
|
pay 26.4% more for childcare
|
San Salvador
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.29
SVC1,406.71
|
$89.71
MGA418,540
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,740.67
SVC50,381.55
|
$11,292.35
MGA52,684,620
|
|
pay 16.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
San Salvador
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.55
|
$1.07
MGA5,012
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
SVC28.42
|
$1.12
MGA5,213
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC35.11
|
$3.22
MGA15,037
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.67
SVC269.14
|
$40.29
MGA187,967
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
SVC48.27
|
$6.45
MGA30,075
|
|
pay 41.9% less for clothing
|
San Salvador
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.14
SVC633.14
|
$19.71
MGA91,957
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.86
SVC420.01
|
$24.89
MGA116,122
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.14
SVC984.19
|
$90.25
MGA421,046
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.33
SVC950.76
|
$78.79
MGA367,580
|
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