Cost of living comparison
Antananarivo is 20.4% cheaper than Santo Domingo.
If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 13.7% less for restaurants
|
Santo Domingo
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
DOP601.02
|
$3.85
MGA17,712
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.89
DOP414.25
|
$4.53
MGA20,837
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
DOP54.17
|
$1.23
MGA5,672
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
DOP33.23
|
$0.58
MGA2,657
|
|
pay 28.6% less for groceries
|
Santo Domingo
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
DOP128.54
|
$1.24
MGA5,709
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.45
DOP207.46
|
$4.74
MGA21,805
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
DOP293.24
|
$3.78
MGA17,425
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
DOP126.23
|
$2.18
MGA10,037
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
DOP163.81
|
$2.32
MGA10,667
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
DOP78.63
|
$0.81
MGA3,741
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP20.85
|
$0.29
MGA1,341
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
DOP75.75
|
$0.54
MGA2,481
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
DOP43.66
|
$0.40
MGA1,851
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
DOP49.81
|
$0.33
MGA1,497
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
DOP66.45
|
$0.45
MGA2,056
|
|
pay 33.7% less for transportation
|
Santo Domingo
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.95
DOP297.72
|
$4.82
MGA22,185
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$86.16
DOP5,178.12
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,292.87
DOP1,760,560.19
|
$14,708.95
MGA67,721,725
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.06
DOP1,325.60
|
$11.31
MGA52,094
|
|
pay 26.0% less for housing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.89
DOP2,697.80
|
$56.72
MGA261,163
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$847.67
DOP50,946.93
|
$463.90
MGA2,135,839
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$416.69
DOP25,043.86
|
$140.20
MGA645,505
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.78
DOP2,390.97
|
$32.30
MGA148,722
|
|
pay 6.2% more for childcare
|
Santo Domingo
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$415.27
DOP24,958.53
|
$135.77
MGA625,124
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,617.64
DOP397,733.23
|
$11,892.46
MGA54,754,273
|
|
pay 21.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Santo Domingo
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.58
DOP155.34
|
$1.02
MGA4,688
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
DOP149.65
|
$1.17
MGA5,405
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.31
DOP258.91
|
$3.39
MGA15,628
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.03
DOP2,225.30
|
$45.26
MGA208,375
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.46
DOP388.36
|
$6.79
MGA31,256
|
|
pay 25.3% less for clothing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.66
DOP3,585.85
|
$28.14
MGA129,545
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.15
DOP3,495.23
|
$30.17
MGA138,916
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.85
DOP5,760.66
|
$101.83
MGA468,843
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.92
DOP5,825.38
|
$90.52
MGA416,749
|
|
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