Abu Dhabi vs Antananarivo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Abu Dhabi	Antananarivo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2070	$564
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4485	$1414
🏠 One person rent	$1417	$217
🏘️ Family rent	$2400	$341
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$194
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.3	$89.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2675	$110
😷 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 267% more expensive than in Antananarivo. Cities ranked 1859th and 8275th ($2070 vs $564) 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 447th and 7753rd 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	$9.29	$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.6	$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.56	$5.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$0.9
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$1.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1520	$291
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1151	$89.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2679	$518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2026	$163
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.7	$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$55.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$97.1	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.26%	15.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4936	$699
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10145	$586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$9.08
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.58	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.36	$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$9.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$4.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$4.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$0.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$5.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.2	$1.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.82	$1.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$2.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.75	$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.9	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$6.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.6	$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$2.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$32.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$649	$46.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13889	$9859

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2420
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1473
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1457
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2183
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1148
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1214
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1373
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$2014
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1923
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$635
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$796
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1080
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1109
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1309
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1192
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1135
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$545
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$931
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1037
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$541
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$823
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$928
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$575
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$565
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$465
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$489
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$547
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$523
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$575
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$563
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$613
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$761
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$627
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$487
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1632
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1281
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$492

Cities near Antananarivo

Distance	City	Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi	Antsirabe	$496
217 km or 135 mi	Toamasina	$481
633 km or 393 mi	Toliara	$460
727 km or 452 mi	Mamoudzou	$1652
809 km or 503 mi	Domoni	$1237
842 km or 523 mi	Le Port	$1624
842 km or 523 mi	Saint-Paul	$1681
846 km or 526 mi	La Possession	$1600
848 km or 527 mi	Saint-Leu	$1795
856 km or 532 mi	Saint-Denis	$1562
872 km or 542 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1640
873 km or 542 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1588
874 km or 543 mi	Le Tampon	$1618
879 km or 546 mi	Saint-Andre	$1597
884 km or 549 mi	Nacala	$1181
887 km or 551 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1602
888 km or 552 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1468
925 km or 575 mi	Moroni	$1233
975 km or 606 mi	Nampula	$935
998 km or 620 mi	Pemba	$1521
1047 km or 650 mi	Bambous	$749
1052 km or 654 mi	Quatre Bornes	$697
1054 km or 655 mi	Port Louis	$812
1058 km or 657 mi	Curepipe	$819
1058 km or 658 mi	Triolet	$815
1068 km or 664 mi	Goodlands	$807
1077 km or 669 mi	Centre de Flacq	$672
1078 km or 670 mi	Mahebourg	$796
1128 km or 701 mi	Quelimane	$692
1315 km or 817 mi	Mulanje	$461
1333 km or 828 mi	Beira	$1000
1353 km or 841 mi	Zomba	$458
1373 km or 853 mi	Blantyre	$505
1396 km or 868 mi	Mangochi	$496
1441 km or 896 mi	Ntcheu	$495
1448 km or 900 mi	Monkey Bay	$521
1479 km or 919 mi	Chimoio	$924
1509 km or 937 mi	Tete	$828
1561 km or 970 mi	Mutare	$764
1564 km or 972 mi	Lilongwe	$591