Abuja vs Antananarivo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Antananarivo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1514
$564
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3085
$1403
🏠 One person rent
$1149
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$2051
$342
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$92.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.5
$129
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
39
13
😀 Quality of life
22
42
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.28M

The cost of living in Abuja is 169% more expensive than in Antananarivo. Cities ranked 3914th and 8141st ($1514 vs $564) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Nigeria and Madagascar, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Madagascar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 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 9057th and 7545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Antananarivo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.06
$3.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.02
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$1.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1821
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$878
$78.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3290
$601
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$144
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.3
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.5
$52.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.52%
15.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1121
$823
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1130
$563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$7.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.18
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.25
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$4.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$4.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.99
$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.99
$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.82
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$6.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$14.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.79
$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.3
$29.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.6
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$46.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1948
$8558

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$781
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$664
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$642
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$878
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$644
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$526
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$1051
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$563
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$705
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$638
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$778
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$632
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$961
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1774
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$664
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$752
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$618
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$926
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$674
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$698
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$397
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$676
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1131
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1013
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$466
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$793
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1102
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$849
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1131
562 km or 349 mi Save
$646
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$555
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$665
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$755
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1413
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$1363

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Distance City Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi Antsirabe
$493
217 km or 135 mi Toamasina
$476
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$453
727 km or 452 mi Mamoudzou
$1624
809 km or 503 mi Domoni
$1207
842 km or 523 mi Le Port
$1590
842 km or 523 mi Saint-Paul
$1641
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1561
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1751
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1535
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1595
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1546
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1576
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1560
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1168
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1561
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1445
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$1207
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$935
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1511
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$774
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$727
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$831
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$842
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$834
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$822
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$692
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$812
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$692
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$461
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$996
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$458
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$506
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$496
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$493
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$519
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$916
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$820
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$755
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$592