Addis Ababa vs Antananarivo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Antananarivo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$564
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$1414
🏠 One person rent
$758
$217
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$341
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$89.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$110
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
34
13
😀 Quality of life
45
41
🏙️ Population
5.7M
1.28M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 125% more expensive than in Antananarivo. Cities ranked 4635th and 8275th ($1269 vs $564) 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 0.1 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 7273rd and 7753rd 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
$4.01
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$5.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$1.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$291
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$89.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$163
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$55.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
15.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$699
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$9.08
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$9.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$4.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$5.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$1.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$1.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$2.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$6.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$2.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$32.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$46.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$9859

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$996
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1022
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$775
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$863
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1153
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1017
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1152
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$572
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$509
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$810
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$601
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$712
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$571
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$858
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$531
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$497
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$498
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$931
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$491
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$510
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$526
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$800
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$522
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$743
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$494
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$492
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$528
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$551
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$819
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$832
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$542
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$848

Cities near Antananarivo

Distance City Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi Antsirabe
$496
217 km or 135 mi Toamasina
$481
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$460
727 km or 452 mi Mamoudzou
$1652
809 km or 503 mi Domoni
$1237
842 km or 523 mi Le Port
$1624
842 km or 523 mi Saint-Paul
$1681
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1600
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1795
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1562
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1640
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1588
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1618
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1597
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1181
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1602
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1468
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$1233
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$935
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1521
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$749
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$697
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$812
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$819
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$815
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$807
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$672
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$796
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$692
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$461
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$1000
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$458
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$505
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$496
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$495
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$521
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$924
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$828
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$764
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$591