Addis Ababa vs Antananarivo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	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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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance	City	Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi	Awasa	$886
254 km or 158 mi	Dessie	$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

Cities near Antananarivo

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