Abu Dhabi vs Antananarivo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Abu Dhabi	Antananarivo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$604
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4670	$1515
🏠 One person rent	$1489	$241
🏘️ Family rent	$2612	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$432	$198
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.8	$99.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2773	$111
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	51	13
😀 Quality of life	85	41
🏙️ Population	1.57M	1.28M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 253% more expensive than in Antananarivo. Cities ranked 1650th and 7948th ($2133 vs $604) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Madagascar, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Madagascar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.2 months in Antananarivo. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Antananarivo ranked 1st in Madagascar, while ranked 424th and 7675th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Antananarivo

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	Abu Dhabi	Antananarivo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.11	$3.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.6	$5.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.9	$0.94
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1728	$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1197	$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3067	$567
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2202	$188
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$58
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$88	$59.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	14.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4681	$686
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8556	$599
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$8.95
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.63	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$8.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$5.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$5.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$5.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.55	$1.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.49	$2.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.56	$0.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.22	$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.8	$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$6.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.9	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$2.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.1	$34.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$628	$39.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14421	$11359

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2470
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1543
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1455
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2356
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1173
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$2100
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$2015
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$797
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1082
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1062
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1340
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1218
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1193
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$494
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$965
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1059
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$497
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$778
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$917
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$521
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$526
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$505
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$454
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$457
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$485
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$471
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$530
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$514
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$558
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$700
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$559
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$459
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1628
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$469

Cities near Antananarivo

Distance	City	Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi	Antsirabe	$533
217 km or 135 mi	Toamasina	$511
633 km or 393 mi	Toliara	$493
727 km or 452 mi	Mamoudzou	$1603
809 km or 503 mi	Domoni	$1196
842 km or 523 mi	Le Port	$1615
842 km or 523 mi	Saint-Paul	$1663
846 km or 526 mi	La Possession	$1584
848 km or 527 mi	Saint-Leu	$1762
856 km or 532 mi	Saint-Denis	$1503
872 km or 542 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1575
873 km or 542 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1551
874 km or 543 mi	Le Tampon	$1559
879 km or 546 mi	Saint-Andre	$1563
884 km or 549 mi	Nacala	$1167
887 km or 551 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1567
888 km or 552 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1444
925 km or 575 mi	Moroni	$1196
975 km or 606 mi	Nampula	$933
998 km or 620 mi	Pemba	$1511
1047 km or 650 mi	Bambous	$747
1052 km or 654 mi	Quatre Bornes	$688
1054 km or 655 mi	Port Louis	$802
1058 km or 657 mi	Curepipe	$871
1058 km or 658 mi	Triolet	$819
1068 km or 664 mi	Goodlands	$810
1077 km or 669 mi	Centre de Flacq	$665
1078 km or 670 mi	Mahebourg	$820
1128 km or 701 mi	Quelimane	$691
1315 km or 817 mi	Mulanje	$456
1333 km or 828 mi	Beira	$952
1353 km or 841 mi	Zomba	$452
1373 km or 853 mi	Blantyre	$495
1396 km or 868 mi	Mangochi	$494
1441 km or 896 mi	Ntcheu	$489
1448 km or 900 mi	Monkey Bay	$516
1479 km or 919 mi	Chimoio	$875
1509 km or 937 mi	Tete	$792
1561 km or 970 mi	Mutare	$754
1564 km or 972 mi	Lilongwe	$587