Cost of living comparison
Antananarivo is 14.0% cheaper than Tirana.
If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 40.5% less for restaurants
Tirana
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.76
ALL973
|
$3.85
MGA17,712
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.91
ALL715
|
$4.53
MGA20,837
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
ALL146
|
$1.23
MGA5,672
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
ALL76
|
$0.58
MGA2,657
|
|
pay 28.8% less for groceries
Tirana
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
ALL88
|
$1.24
MGA5,709
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.08
ALL550
|
$4.74
MGA21,805
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.55
ALL682
|
$3.78
MGA17,425
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.58
ALL323
|
$2.18
MGA10,037
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
ALL327
|
$2.32
MGA10,667
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL62
|
$0.81
MGA3,741
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
ALL100
|
$0.29
MGA1,341
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL74
|
$0.54
MGA2,481
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
ALL76
|
$0.40
MGA1,851
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL45
|
$0.33
MGA1,497
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
ALL51
|
$0.45
MGA2,056
|
|
pay 47.0% less for transportation
Tirana
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.77
ALL702
|
$4.82
MGA22,185
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.22
ALL1,556
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,292.78
ALL2,285,567
|
$14,708.95
MGA67,721,725
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.06
ALL2,626
|
$11.31
MGA52,094
|
|
pay 21.5% more for housing
Tirana
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.40
ALL1,572
|
$56.72
MGA261,163
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$568.58
ALL51,379
|
$463.90
MGA2,135,839
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.80
ALL34,410
|
$140.20
MGA645,505
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.97
ALL7,046
|
$32.30
MGA148,722
|
|
pay 51.3% more for childcare
Tirana
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$235.39
ALL21,270
|
$135.77
MGA625,124
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,857.15
ALL438,914
|
$11,892.46
MGA54,754,273
|
|
pay 25.5% less for entertainment and sports
Tirana
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.69
ALL243
|
$1.02
MGA4,688
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ALL164
|
$1.17
MGA5,405
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.77
ALL340
|
$3.39
MGA15,628
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.86
ALL4,054
|
$45.26
MGA208,375
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.61
ALL778
|
$6.79
MGA31,256
|
|
pay 28.9% less for clothing
Tirana
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.36
ALL5,816
|
$28.14
MGA129,545
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.67
ALL4,398
|
$30.17
MGA138,916
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.47
ALL8,627
|
$101.83
MGA468,843
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.92
ALL11,378
|
$90.52
MGA416,749
|
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