Cost of living comparison
Antananarivo is 49.7% more expensive than Tunis.
If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Tunis, you would:
pay 31.1% more for restaurants
|
Tunis
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
TND12.120
|
$3.22
MGA15,040
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.81
TND15.160
|
$4.30
MGA20,053
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
TND2.110
|
$1.16
MGA5,414
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
TND1.070
|
$0.60
MGA2,813
|
|
pay 73.1% more for groceries
|
Tunis
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.15
TND0.480
|
$1.19
MGA5,569
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
TND15.290
|
$5.22
MGA24,350
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.72
TND5.420
|
$3.94
MGA18,404
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.55
TND4.890
|
$1.80
MGA8,422
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TND8.540
|
$2.10
MGA9,778
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
TND2.720
|
$0.65
MGA3,032
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.86
TND5.870
|
$0.27
MGA1,260
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
TND1.580
|
$0.51
MGA2,388
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
TND0.970
|
$0.33
MGA1,554
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TND0.870
|
$0.35
MGA1,615
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
TND0.820
|
$0.42
MGA1,978
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Tunis
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.06
TND9.650
|
$4.58
MGA21,349
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.22
TND35.360
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,454.35
TND121,246.570
|
$11,817.99
MGA55,146,028
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.60
TND8.180
|
$12.46
MGA58,154
|
|
pay 23.0% more for housing
|
Tunis
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.62
TND71.320
|
$52.31
MGA244,075
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.97
TND803.920
|
$354.54
MGA1,654,381
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.18
TND549.200
|
$53.69
MGA250,542
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.70
TND125.180
|
$35.96
MGA167,813
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Tunis
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.37
TND307.000
|
$89.71
MGA418,608
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,244.15
TND10,228.800
|
$11,292.35
MGA52,693,241
|
|
pay 7.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tunis
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
TND5.810
|
$1.07
MGA5,013
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.97
TND3.060
|
$1.12
MGA5,214
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.20
TND10.100
|
$3.22
MGA15,040
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.98
TND97.670
|
$40.29
MGA187,998
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
TND15.160
|
$6.45
MGA30,080
|
|
pay 27.4% less for clothing
|
Tunis
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.18
TND145.600
|
$19.71
MGA91,972
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.28
TND167.990
|
$24.89
MGA116,141
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.44
TND291.460
|
$90.25
MGA421,115
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.23
TND240.370
|
$78.79
MGA367,640
|
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