Addis Ababa vs Antananarivo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Antananarivo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1180
$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2653
$1468
🏠 One person rent
$710
$182
🏘️ Family rent
$1338
$435
🍽️ Food expenses
$322
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.8
$85.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$207
$85.4
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
32
13
😀 Quality of life
39
35
🏙️ Population
5.7M
1.28M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 133% more expensive than in Antananarivo. Cities ranked 4540th and 8589th ($1180 vs $507) 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 7025th and 7515th 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
$4.24
$3.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.27
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.91
 Cappuccino
$1.18
$1.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$315
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$43.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1854
$427
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$859
$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.4
$33.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$51.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$130
$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.49%
14.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2510
$624
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$480
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.91
$8.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.57
$15.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$4.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.46
$4.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.94
$1.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.22
$2.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.49
$0.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$84.2
$38.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.72
$7.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.13
$2.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$77.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.3
$77.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3446
$11211

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$886
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$838
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$654
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$752
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$756
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$718
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$897
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$764
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$542
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$542
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$518
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$662
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$571
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$836
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$660
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$540
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$487
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$943
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$520
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$486
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$488
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1006
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$482
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$507
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$496
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$505
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$503
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$860
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$496
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$506
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$706
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$486
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$481
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$513
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$546
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$877
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$888
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$594
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$541
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$908

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Distance City Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi Antsirabe
$352
217 km or 135 mi Toamasina
$447
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$389
727 km or 452 mi Mamoudzou
$1465
809 km or 503 mi Domoni
$1100
842 km or 523 mi Le Port
$1400
842 km or 523 mi Saint-Paul
$1459
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1371
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1575
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1322
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1397
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1358
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1396
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1368
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1150
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1379
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1296
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$1105
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$872
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1506
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$745
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$671
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$812
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$712
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$808
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$796
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$667
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$785
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$675
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$461
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$1003
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$457
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$507
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$493
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$492
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$518
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$947
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$825
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$752
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$587