Cost of living comparison
Antananarivo is 12.8% cheaper than San Salvador.
If you lived in Antananarivo instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 30.2% less for restaurants
|
San Salvador
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
SVC87.39
|
$3.85
MGA17,712
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
SVC65.54
|
$4.53
MGA20,837
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
SVC9.21
|
$1.23
MGA5,672
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
SVC7.96
|
$0.58
MGA2,657
|
|
pay 35.0% less for groceries
|
San Salvador
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
SVC16.19
|
$1.24
MGA5,709
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.20
SVC27.99
|
$4.74
MGA21,805
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.42
SVC64.84
|
$3.78
MGA17,425
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SVC26.61
|
$2.18
MGA10,037
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
SVC22.98
|
$2.32
MGA10,667
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
SVC11.24
|
$0.81
MGA3,741
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
$0.29
MGA1,341
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
SVC8.29
|
$0.54
MGA2,481
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.05
|
$0.40
MGA1,851
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
SVC8.15
|
$0.33
MGA1,497
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
SVC7.05
|
$0.45
MGA2,056
|
|
pay 22.2% less for transportation
|
San Salvador
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
SVC35.43
|
$4.82
MGA22,185
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SVC218.47
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,500.00
SVC170,404.36
|
$14,708.95
MGA67,721,725
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.00
SVC253.42
|
$11.31
MGA52,094
|
|
pay 36.8% less for housing
|
San Salvador
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC368.27
|
$56.72
MGA261,163
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$842.86
SVC7,365.46
|
$463.90
MGA2,135,839
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$635.71
SVC5,555.31
|
$140.20
MGA645,505
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.66
SVC687.35
|
$32.30
MGA148,722
|
|
pay 70.7% more for childcare
|
San Salvador
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.62
SVC1,447.34
|
$135.77
MGA625,124
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,585.71
SVC40,073.11
|
$11,892.46
MGA54,754,273
|
|
pay 7.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
San Salvador
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.48
|
$1.02
MGA4,688
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
SVC26.53
|
$1.17
MGA5,405
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.95
|
$3.39
MGA15,628
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.88
SVC261.07
|
$45.26
MGA208,375
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.69
|
$6.79
MGA31,256
|
|
pay 28.8% less for clothing
|
San Salvador
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.29
SVC605.47
|
$28.14
MGA129,545
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.86
SVC479.38
|
$30.17
MGA138,916
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.29
SVC867.63
|
$101.83
MGA468,843
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.43
SVC912.57
|
$90.52
MGA416,749
|
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