Cost of living comparison
Antananarivo is 28.9% cheaper than Santo Domingo.
If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 28.5% less for restaurants
Santo Domingo
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
DOP618.52
|
$3.22
MGA15,037
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.60
DOP399.04
|
$4.30
MGA20,050
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
DOP63.48
|
$1.16
MGA5,413
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
DOP46.25
|
$0.60
MGA2,813
|
|
pay 33.5% less for groceries
Santo Domingo
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
DOP115.04
|
$1.19
MGA5,568
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
DOP194.48
|
$5.22
MGA24,346
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.91
DOP296.78
|
$3.94
MGA18,401
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.37
DOP143.12
|
$1.80
MGA8,421
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
DOP174.60
|
$2.10
MGA9,777
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
DOP82.99
|
$0.65
MGA3,031
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP21.40
|
$0.27
MGA1,260
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.35
DOP81.67
|
$0.51
MGA2,387
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
DOP47.94
|
$0.33
MGA1,554
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
DOP59.47
|
$0.35
MGA1,614
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.09
DOP65.85
|
$0.42
MGA1,978
|
|
pay 31.9% less for transportation
Santo Domingo
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.80
DOP290.12
|
$4.58
MGA21,346
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$82.54
DOP4,988.06
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,062.96
DOP1,695,938.95
|
$11,817.99
MGA55,137,006
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.61
DOP1,124.69
|
$12.46
MGA58,144
|
|
pay 40.1% less for housing
Santo Domingo
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.28
DOP2,554.99
|
$52.31
MGA244,035
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$732.50
DOP44,267.33
|
$354.54
MGA1,654,110
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$411.15
DOP24,847.19
|
$53.69
MGA250,501
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.16
DOP3,998.49
|
$35.96
MGA167,786
|
|
pay 3.8% more for childcare
Santo Domingo
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$361.79
DOP21,864.31
|
$89.71
MGA418,540
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,176.69
DOP373,277.97
|
$11,292.35
MGA52,684,620
|
|
pay 30.4% less for entertainment and sports
Santo Domingo
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
DOP149.64
|
$1.07
MGA5,012
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
DOP155.88
|
$1.12
MGA5,213
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
DOP274.34
|
$3.22
MGA15,037
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.94
DOP2,715.72
|
$40.29
MGA187,967
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.40
DOP386.57
|
$6.45
MGA30,075
|
|
pay 41.8% less for clothing
Santo Domingo
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.44
DOP4,015.38
|
$19.71
MGA91,957
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.74
DOP3,429.29
|
$24.89
MGA116,122
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.17
DOP6,235.07
|
$90.25
MGA421,046
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.66
DOP6,626.99
|
$78.79
MGA367,580
|
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