Addis Ababa vs Antananarivo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Addis Ababa	Antananarivo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1103	$519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2584	$1528
🏠 One person rent	$604	$205
🏘️ Family rent	$1197	$516
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$178
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.2	$69.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$231	$131
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	32	13
😀 Quality of life	40	36
🏙️ Population	5.23M	1.28M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 113% more expensive than in Antananarivo. Cities ranked 4928th and 8538th ($1103 vs $519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ethiopia and Madagascar, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Madagascar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.3 months in Antananarivo. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Antananarivo ranked 1st in Madagascar, while ranked 6957th and 7340th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Antananarivo

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	Addis Ababa	Antananarivo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.55	$3.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.04	$4.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.31	$1.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$618	$375
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$466	$65.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1617	$618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$891	$375
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.6	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$40.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.04	$52.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.86%	14.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2736	$785
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2013	$490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.93	$7.99
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$11.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.18	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$9.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$4.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$4.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$1.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.75	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.01	$4.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.97	$3.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.08	$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.27	$2.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.52	$0.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.38	$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$88.9	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.68	$6.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$12.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.28	$2.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.2	$18.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.8	$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3443	$11512

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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance	City	Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi	Awasa	$810
254 km or 158 mi	Dessie	$814
258 km or 161 mi	Jimma	$590
320 km or 199 mi	Bahir Dar	$799
349 km or 217 mi	Dire Dawa	$667
374 km or 232 mi	Harar	$626
421 km or 261 mi	Gondar	$946
447 km or 278 mi	Jijiga	$671
460 km or 286 mi	Dikhil	$554
495 km or 308 mi	Ali Sabieh	$555
498 km or 309 mi	Borama	$527
502 km or 312 mi	Mekelle	$686
561 km or 348 mi	Djibouti City	$584
568 km or 353 mi	Ad-Damazin	$827
587 km or 365 mi	Hargeisa	$684
595 km or 370 mi	Obock	$553
651 km or 405 mi	Mendefera	$490
666 km or 414 mi	El-Gadarif	$935
701 km or 436 mi	Asmara	$524
735 km or 457 mi	Massawa	$492
752 km or 467 mi	Keren	$491
758 km or 471 mi	Kassala	$988
761 km or 473 mi	Zabid	$489
767 km or 476 mi	Taiz	$514
780 km or 485 mi	Malakal	$502
789 km or 490 mi	Al Hudaydah	$513
805 km or 500 mi	Aden	$509
806 km or 501 mi	Kosti	$851
807 km or 502 mi	Ibb	$504
851 km or 529 mi	Bor	$513
853 km or 530 mi	Baidoa	$711
870 km or 541 mi	Dhamar	$491
914 km or 568 mi	Sayyan	$491
914 km or 568 mi	Juba	$520
920 km or 572 mi	Sanaa	$550
989 km or 615 mi	Khartoum North	$868
995 km or 618 mi	Khartoum	$889
995 km or 618 mi	Gulu	$579
1005 km or 625 mi	Meru	$535
1006 km or 625 mi	Omdurman	$902

Cities near Antananarivo

Distance	City	Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi	Antsirabe	$348
217 km or 135 mi	Toamasina	$457
633 km or 393 mi	Toliara	$403
727 km or 452 mi	Mamoudzou	$1549
809 km or 503 mi	Domoni	$1093
842 km or 523 mi	Le Port	$1481
842 km or 523 mi	Saint-Paul	$1538
846 km or 526 mi	La Possession	$1441
848 km or 527 mi	Saint-Leu	$1665
856 km or 532 mi	Saint-Denis	$1397
872 km or 542 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1454
873 km or 542 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1432
874 km or 543 mi	Le Tampon	$1457
879 km or 546 mi	Saint-Andre	$1444
884 km or 549 mi	Nacala	$1394
887 km or 551 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1451
888 km or 552 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1371
925 km or 575 mi	Moroni	$1091
975 km or 606 mi	Nampula	$1190
998 km or 620 mi	Pemba	$1500
1047 km or 650 mi	Bambous	$767
1052 km or 654 mi	Quatre Bornes	$674
1054 km or 655 mi	Port Louis	$826
1058 km or 657 mi	Curepipe	$701
1058 km or 658 mi	Triolet	$804
1068 km or 664 mi	Goodlands	$796
1077 km or 669 mi	Centre de Flacq	$789
1078 km or 670 mi	Mahebourg	$777
1128 km or 701 mi	Quelimane	$670
1315 km or 817 mi	Mulanje	$500
1333 km or 828 mi	Beira	$1000
1353 km or 841 mi	Zomba	$498
1373 km or 853 mi	Blantyre	$591
1396 km or 868 mi	Mangochi	$516
1441 km or 896 mi	Ntcheu	$515
1448 km or 900 mi	Monkey Bay	$526
1479 km or 919 mi	Chimoio	$953
1509 km or 937 mi	Tete	$834
1561 km or 970 mi	Mutare	$662
1564 km or 972 mi	Lilongwe	$582