Cost of living comparison
Antananarivo is 19.1% more expensive than Windhoek.
If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 4.7% less for restaurants
Windhoek
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.53
NAD167.51
|
$3.85
MGA17,712
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.36
NAD76.58
|
$4.53
MGA20,837
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
NAD14.24
|
$1.23
MGA5,672
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NAD11.96
|
$0.58
MGA2,657
|
|
pay 13.1% less for groceries
Windhoek
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.79
NAD13.84
|
$1.24
MGA5,709
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.89
NAD50.73
|
$4.74
MGA21,805
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.39
NAD94.70
|
$3.78
MGA17,425
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
NAD56.59
|
$2.18
MGA10,037
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
NAD37.48
|
$2.32
MGA10,667
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
NAD14.22
|
$0.81
MGA3,741
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD13.89
|
$0.29
MGA1,341
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
NAD11.85
|
$0.54
MGA2,481
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
NAD10.76
|
$0.40
MGA1,851
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
NAD14.79
|
$0.33
MGA1,497
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
NAD11.99
|
$0.45
MGA2,056
|
|
pay 38.7% more for transportation
Windhoek
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
NAD78.99
|
$4.82
MGA22,185
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.23
NAD478.59
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,189.91
NAD196,702.49
|
$14,708.95
MGA67,721,725
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
NAD111.99
|
$11.31
MGA52,094
|
|
pay 12.9% less for housing
Windhoek
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.42
NAD939.00
|
$56.72
MGA261,163
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.37
NAD6,334.86
|
$463.90
MGA2,135,839
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.89
NAD4,340.01
|
$140.20
MGA645,505
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.78
NAD998.09
|
$32.30
MGA148,722
|
|
pay 65.8% more for childcare
Windhoek
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.47
NAD2,926.27
|
$135.77
MGA625,124
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.12
NAD83,605.74
|
$11,892.46
MGA54,754,273
|
|
pay 19.3% more for entertainment and sports
Windhoek
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
NAD28.72
|
$1.02
MGA4,688
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
NAD33.29
|
$1.17
MGA5,405
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
NAD42.59
|
$3.39
MGA15,628
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.47
NAD641.13
|
$45.26
MGA208,375
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.27
NAD57.43
|
$6.79
MGA31,256
|
|
pay 40.5% more for clothing
Windhoek
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.39
NAD622.17
|
$28.14
MGA129,545
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.99
NAD386.51
|
$30.17
MGA138,916
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.53
NAD1,116.72
|
$101.83
MGA468,843
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.87
NAD859.06
|
$90.52
MGA416,749
|
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