Cost of living comparison
Antananarivo is 25.9% cheaper than Tirana.
If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 43.6% less for restaurants
|
Tirana
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.92
ALL1,030
|
$3.22
MGA15,146
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.73
ALL824
|
$4.30
MGA20,195
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL149
|
$1.16
MGA5,453
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ALL78
|
$0.60
MGA2,833
|
|
pay 35.0% less for groceries
|
Tirana
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ALL94
|
$1.19
MGA5,608
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.31
ALL596
|
$5.22
MGA24,522
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.59
ALL716
|
$3.94
MGA18,534
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
ALL339
|
$1.80
MGA8,482
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
ALL334
|
$2.10
MGA9,847
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL70
|
$0.65
MGA3,053
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
ALL109
|
$0.27
MGA1,269
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL77
|
$0.51
MGA2,405
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
ALL82
|
$0.33
MGA1,565
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL47
|
$0.35
MGA1,626
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
ALL57
|
$0.42
MGA1,992
|
|
pay 53.1% less for transportation
|
Tirana
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL740
|
$4.58
MGA21,501
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.47
ALL1,648
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,474.40
ALL2,781,191
|
$11,817.99
MGA55,536,170
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.47
ALL2,781
|
$12.46
MGA58,565
|
|
pay 1.5% more for housing
|
Tirana
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.21
ALL1,718
|
$52.31
MGA245,802
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$594.90
ALL56,135
|
$354.54
MGA1,666,085
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$412.58
ALL38,931
|
$53.69
MGA252,315
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.02
ALL7,362
|
$35.96
MGA169,000
|
|
pay 22.5% more for childcare
|
Tirana
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$257.35
ALL24,283
|
$89.71
MGA421,570
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,375.91
ALL507,268
|
$11,292.35
MGA53,066,030
|
|
pay 31.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tirana
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
ALL258
|
$1.07
MGA5,049
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
ALL175
|
$1.12
MGA5,251
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
ALL361
|
$3.22
MGA15,146
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.89
ALL4,424
|
$40.29
MGA189,328
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.73
ALL824
|
$6.45
MGA30,292
|
|
pay 42.1% less for clothing
|
Tirana
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.35
ALL6,072
|
$19.71
MGA92,623
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.77
ALL4,508
|
$24.89
MGA116,963
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.14
ALL9,450
|
$90.25
MGA424,094
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.06
ALL12,650
|
$78.79
MGA370,241
|
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