Al Ain vs Antananarivo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Antananarivo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1455
$604
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3100
$1515
🏠 One person rent
$900
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$1375
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.4
$99.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2995
$111
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
38
13
😀 Quality of life
82
41
🏙️ Population
767K
1.28M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 141% more expensive than in Antananarivo. Cities ranked 4139th and 7948th ($1455 vs $604) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 2.1 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 562nd and 7675th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Antananarivo

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Al Ain Antananarivo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10
$3.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.2
$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.25
$5.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.46
$0.94
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$731
$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$567
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1126
$188
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$58
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$82.9
$59.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
14.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2377
$686
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1204
$599
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$8.95
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.34
$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$8.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$5.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$5.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$5.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.53
$1.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$2.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$0.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$6.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$2.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$34.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.3
$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$574
$39.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6415
$11359

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$1173
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$2470
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$1543
135 km or 84 mi Ajman
$2356
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$2133
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$1170
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$1355
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$797
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1082
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1193
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$2100
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$2015
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$530
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$494
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$526
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1062
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1340
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$497
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1218
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$521
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$559
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$514
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$965
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1059
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$778
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$505
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$917
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$700
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$558
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$485
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$454
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$457
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$471
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$717
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$816
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$459
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$517

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Distance City Cost of living
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$533
217 km or 135 mi Toamasina
$511
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$493
727 km or 452 mi Mamoudzou
$1603
809 km or 503 mi Domoni
$1196
842 km or 523 mi Le Port
$1615
842 km or 523 mi Saint-Paul
$1663
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1584
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1762
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1503
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1575
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1551
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1559
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1563
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1167
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1567
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1444
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$1196
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$933
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1511
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$747
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$688
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$802
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$871
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$819
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$810
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$665
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$820
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$691
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$456
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$952
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$452
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$495
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$494
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$489
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$516
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$875
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$792
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$754
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$587