Addis Ababa vs Antananarivo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Antananarivo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$600
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$1828
🏠 One person rent
$407
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$755
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$199
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$67.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$145
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
32
13
😀 Quality of life
40
39
🏙️ Population
3.04M
1.28M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 54% more expensive than in Antananarivo. Cities ranked 5819th and 7665th ($923 vs $600) 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 0.2 months in Antananarivo. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Antananarivo ranked 1st in Madagascar, while ranked 7141st and 7272nd 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
$6.72
$3.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$6.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$1.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$408
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$1149
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$537
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$25.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$39.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$57
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
14.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$8.09
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$2.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$9.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$4.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$3.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$2.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$0.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$44.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$6.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$28.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$98.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$11649

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$840
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$820
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$871
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$883
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$705
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$676
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$885
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$702
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$524
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$602
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$551
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$815
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$522
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$466
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$959
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$498
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$467
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$466
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1061
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$466
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$490
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$479
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$486
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$881
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$481
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$489
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$805
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$470
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$467
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$498
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$523
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$901
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$556
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$486
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$936

Cities near Antananarivo

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