Addis Ababa vs Antananarivo - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Addis Ababa | Antananarivo | |
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| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
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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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 222 km or 138 mi |  Awasa | |
| 254 km or 158 mi | Dessie | |
| 258 km or 161 mi | Jimma | |
| 320 km or 199 mi | Bahir Dar | |
| 349 km or 217 mi | Dire Dawa | |
| 374 km or 232 mi | Harar | |
| 421 km or 261 mi | Gondar | |
| 447 km or 278 mi | Jijiga | |
| 460 km or 286 mi |  Dikhil | |
| 495 km or 308 mi | Ali Sabieh | |
| 498 km or 309 mi |  Borama | |
| 502 km or 312 mi | Mekelle | |
| 561 km or 348 mi | Djibouti City | |
| 568 km or 353 mi |  Ad-Damazin | |
| 587 km or 365 mi | Hargeisa | |
| 595 km or 370 mi | Obock | |
| 651 km or 405 mi |  Mendefera | |
| 666 km or 414 mi | El-Gadarif | |
| 701 km or 436 mi | Asmara | |
| 735 km or 457 mi | Massawa | |
| 752 km or 467 mi | Keren | |
| 758 km or 471 mi | Kassala | |
| 761 km or 473 mi |  Zabid | |
| 767 km or 476 mi | Taiz | |
| 780 km or 485 mi |  Malakal | |
| 789 km or 490 mi | Al Hudaydah | |
| 805 km or 500 mi | Aden | |
| 806 km or 501 mi | Kosti | |
| 807 km or 502 mi | Ibb | |
| 851 km or 529 mi | Bor | |
| 853 km or 530 mi | Baidoa | |
| 870 km or 541 mi | Dhamar | |
| 914 km or 568 mi | Sayyan | |
| 914 km or 568 mi | Juba | |
| 920 km or 572 mi | Sanaa | |
| 989 km or 615 mi | Khartoum North | |
| 995 km or 618 mi | Khartoum | |
| 995 km or 618 mi |  Gulu | |
| 1005 km or 625 mi |  Meru | |
| 1006 km or 625 mi | Omdurman |
Cities near Antananarivo
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 115 km or 72 mi |  Antsirabe | |
| 217 km or 135 mi | Toamasina | |
| 633 km or 393 mi | Toliara | |
| 727 km or 452 mi |  Mamoudzou | |
| 809 km or 503 mi |  Domoni | |
| 842 km or 523 mi | Le Port | |
| 842 km or 523 mi | Saint-Paul | |
| 846 km or 526 mi | La Possession | |
| 848 km or 527 mi | Saint-Leu | |
| 856 km or 532 mi | Saint-Denis | |
| 872 km or 542 mi | Saint-Pierre | |
| 873 km or 542 mi | Sainte-Suzanne | |
| 874 km or 543 mi | Le Tampon | |
| 879 km or 546 mi | Saint-Andre | |
| 884 km or 549 mi |  Nacala | |
| 887 km or 551 mi | Saint-Benoit | |
| 888 km or 552 mi | Saint-Joseph | |
| 925 km or 575 mi | Moroni | |
| 975 km or 606 mi | Nampula | |
| 998 km or 620 mi | Pemba | |
| 1047 km or 650 mi |  Bambous | |
| 1052 km or 654 mi | Quatre Bornes | |
| 1054 km or 655 mi | Port Louis | |
| 1058 km or 657 mi | Curepipe | |
| 1058 km or 658 mi | Triolet | |
| 1068 km or 664 mi | Goodlands | |
| 1077 km or 669 mi | Centre de Flacq | |
| 1078 km or 670 mi | Mahebourg | |
| 1128 km or 701 mi | Quelimane | |
| 1315 km or 817 mi |  Mulanje | |
| 1333 km or 828 mi | Beira | |
| 1353 km or 841 mi | Zomba | |
| 1373 km or 853 mi | Blantyre | |
| 1396 km or 868 mi | Mangochi | |
| 1441 km or 896 mi | Ntcheu | |
| 1448 km or 900 mi | Monkey Bay | |
| 1479 km or 919 mi | Chimoio | |
| 1509 km or 937 mi | Tete | |
| 1561 km or 970 mi |  Mutare | |
| 1564 km or 972 mi | Lilongwe |