Cost of living comparison
Antananarivo is 49.5% cheaper than Singapore.
If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 43.4% less for restaurants
|
Singapore
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.17
SGD14.81
|
$3.85
MGA17,712
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
SGD9.87
|
$4.53
MGA20,837
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
SGD2.02
|
$1.23
MGA5,672
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
SGD1.52
|
$0.58
MGA2,657
|
|
pay 58.1% less for groceries
|
Singapore
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
SGD2.76
|
$1.24
MGA5,709
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.16
SGD12.15
|
$4.74
MGA21,805
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.85
SGD14.39
|
$3.78
MGA17,425
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.33
SGD4.41
|
$2.18
MGA10,037
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.67
SGD6.19
|
$2.32
MGA10,667
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.91
SGD2.53
|
$0.81
MGA3,741
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.44
SGD1.92
|
$0.29
MGA1,341
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
SGD2.33
|
$0.54
MGA2,481
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
SGD1.71
|
$0.40
MGA1,851
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
SGD1.40
|
$0.33
MGA1,497
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
SGD1.37
|
$0.45
MGA2,056
|
|
pay 35.4% less for transportation
|
Singapore
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
SGD10.62
|
$4.82
MGA22,185
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$95.32
SGD126.40
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$134,045.26
SGD177,744.02
|
$14,708.95
MGA67,721,725
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.23
SGD12.24
|
$11.31
MGA52,094
|
|
pay 47.5% less for housing
|
Singapore
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.83
SGD47.51
|
$56.72
MGA261,163
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,750.06
SGD3,646.59
|
$463.90
MGA2,135,839
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,019.11
SGD2,677.33
|
$140.20
MGA645,505
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$116.07
SGD153.91
|
$32.30
MGA148,722
|
|
pay 72.6% less for childcare
|
Singapore
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,111.44
SGD1,473.78
|
$135.77
MGA625,124
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,905.57
SGD37,002.79
|
$11,892.46
MGA54,754,273
|
|
pay 65.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Singapore
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.45
SGD9.87
|
$1.02
MGA4,688
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.79
SGD6.36
|
$1.17
MGA5,405
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.29
SGD16.29
|
$3.39
MGA15,628
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.58
SGD137.34
|
$45.26
MGA208,375
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.17
SGD14.81
|
$6.79
MGA31,256
|
|
pay 23.8% less for clothing
|
Singapore
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.87
SGD89.99
|
$28.14
MGA129,545
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.81
SGD58.10
|
$30.17
MGA138,916
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.40
SGD123.84
|
$101.83
MGA468,843
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.69
SGD140.14
|
$90.52
MGA416,749
|
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