Abuja vs Antananarivo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Antananarivo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$288
$600
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$561
$1828
🏠 One person rent
$165
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$217
$755
🍽️ Food expenses
$83.8
$199
🚐 Transport expenses
$20.9
$67.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$143
$145
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
37
13
😀 Quality of life
21
39
🏙️ Population
1.57M
1.28M

The cost of living in Abuja is 52% less expensive than in Antananarivo. Cities ranked 9247th and 7665th ($288 vs $600) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in Nigeria and Madagascar, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Madagascar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Abuja compared to 0.2 months in Antananarivo. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Antananarivo ranked 1st in Madagascar, while ranked 8926th and 7272nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Antananarivo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.42
$3.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$4.27
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.6
$6.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.33
$1.01
 Cappuccino
$0.74
$1.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$408
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$275
$1149
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$537
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.95
$25.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.2
$39.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$3.86
$57
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.31%
14.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$568
$786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$319
$493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.94
$8.09
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.41
$10.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.1
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.59
$2.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$9.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$4.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.56
$4.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$3.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.91
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.75
$2.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.34
$0.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$8.83
$44.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.24
$6.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.79
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.63
$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.1
$28.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.4
$98.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$26.9
$134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$717
$11649

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$313
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$210
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$269
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$265
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$290
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$272
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$272
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$325
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$243
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$314
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$354
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$210
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$310
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$249
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$250
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$315
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$330
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$507
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$407
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$262
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$233
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$351
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$233
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$436
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$237
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$327
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$978
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$826
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$219
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$761
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$448
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$860
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$976
562 km or 349 mi Save
$676
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$241
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$587
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$683
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$990
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1300

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Distance City Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi Antsirabe
$353
217 km or 135 mi Toamasina
$461
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$428
727 km or 452 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
809 km or 503 mi Domoni
$585
842 km or 523 mi Le Port
$1439
842 km or 523 mi Saint-Paul
$1487
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1417
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1618
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1394
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1324
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1406
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1365
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1411
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1127
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1404
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1334
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$587
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$1165
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1144
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$718
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$666
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$829
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$770
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$784
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$776
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$751
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$852
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$992
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$327
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$1014
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$326
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$363
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$332
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$332
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$335
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$993
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$970
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$645
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$367