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
ALL1,016
|
$3.22
MGA15,037
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.73
ALL812
|
$4.30
MGA20,050
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL147
|
$1.16
MGA5,413
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ALL76
|
$0.60
MGA2,813
|
|
pay 35.0% less for groceries
|
Tirana
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ALL93
|
$1.19
MGA5,568
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.31
ALL587
|
$5.22
MGA24,346
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.59
ALL706
|
$3.94
MGA18,401
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
ALL334
|
$1.80
MGA8,421
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
ALL329
|
$2.10
MGA9,777
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL69
|
$0.65
MGA3,031
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
ALL107
|
$0.27
MGA1,260
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL76
|
$0.51
MGA2,387
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
ALL81
|
$0.33
MGA1,554
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL47
|
$0.35
MGA1,614
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
ALL56
|
$0.42
MGA1,978
|
|
pay 53.1% less for transportation
|
Tirana
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL730
|
$4.58
MGA21,346
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.47
ALL1,625
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,474.40
ALL2,741,870
|
$11,817.99
MGA55,137,006
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.47
ALL2,742
|
$12.46
MGA58,144
|
|
pay 1.5% more for housing
|
Tirana
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.21
ALL1,694
|
$52.31
MGA244,035
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$594.90
ALL55,341
|
$354.54
MGA1,654,110
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$412.58
ALL38,381
|
$53.69
MGA250,501
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.02
ALL7,258
|
$35.96
MGA167,786
|
|
pay 22.5% more for childcare
|
Tirana
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$257.35
ALL23,940
|
$89.71
MGA418,540
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,375.91
ALL500,096
|
$11,292.35
MGA52,684,620
|
|
pay 31.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tirana
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
ALL254
|
$1.07
MGA5,012
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
ALL172
|
$1.12
MGA5,213
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
ALL355
|
$3.22
MGA15,037
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.89
ALL4,362
|
$40.29
MGA187,967
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.73
ALL812
|
$6.45
MGA30,075
|
|
pay 42.1% less for clothing
|
Tirana
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.35
ALL5,986
|
$19.71
MGA91,957
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.77
ALL4,444
|
$24.89
MGA116,122
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.14
ALL9,316
|
$90.25
MGA421,046
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.06
ALL12,471
|
$78.79
MGA367,580
|
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