Al Ain vs Antananarivo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Antananarivo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$600
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$1828
🏠 One person rent
$612
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$755
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$199
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$67.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3750
$145
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
37
13
😀 Quality of life
79
39
🏙️ Population
767K
1.28M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 89% more expensive than in Antananarivo. Cities ranked 4616th and 7665th ($1132 vs $600) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Madagascar, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Madagascar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.3 months in Al Ain compared to 0.2 months in Antananarivo. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Antananarivo ranked 1st in Madagascar, while ranked 496th and 7272nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Antananarivo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.1
$3.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$6.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$1.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$408
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$1149
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$537
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$25.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$39.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$122
$57
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
14.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11243
$786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6743
$493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$8.09
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$2.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$9.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$4.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$4.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$3.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$2.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$0.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.5
$44.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$6.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$28.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$98.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8033
$11649

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$1191
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$2229
133 km or 82 mi Sharjah
$1612
135 km or 84 mi Ajman
$1841
143 km or 89 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
152 km or 94 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$787
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1164
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1126
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1872
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1810
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$779
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$798
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$573
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1285
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1375
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$890
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1327
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$604
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$672
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$544
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$959
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1005
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$868
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$606
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$910
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$457
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$530
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$604
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$646
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$621
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$606
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$822
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$844
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$561
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$575

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Distance City Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi Antsirabe
$353
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$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