Al Ain vs Antananarivo - Cost of Living Comparison

Al Ain Antananarivo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1449
$625
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3275
$1760
🏠 One person rent
$889
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$1583
$650
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.5
$73.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3640
$146
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
37
13
😀 Quality of life
64
40
🏙️ Population
767K
1.28M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 132% more expensive than in Antananarivo. Cities ranked 2952nd and 7428th ($1449 vs $625) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 2.5 months in Al Ain compared to 0.2 months in Antananarivo. Al Ain ranked 7th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Antananarivo ranked 1st in Madagascar, while ranked 4608th and 7095th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Antananarivo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.76
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.75
$6.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.6
$1.16
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$1.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$742
$389
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$672
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1308
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1328
$457
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$40.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$96.7
$59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.73%
17.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2008
$942
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1468
$499
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.2
$2.73
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.88
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.51
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$7.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$4.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$6.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.75
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$5.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.2
$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$2.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$0.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.99
$2.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.4
$35.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.6
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$373
$204
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8144
$5139

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$1020
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$1362
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$1261
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$799
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1260
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1150
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$707
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1964
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1797
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$687
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$688
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$689
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1245
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1277
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$968
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$1277
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$693
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$687
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$688
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$952
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$987
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$705
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$880
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$947
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$907
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$657
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$691
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$690
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$785
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$686
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$687
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$863
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$824
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$650
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$837

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$378
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$502
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$482
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$1507
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$509
842 km or 523 mi Le Port
$1222
842 km or 523 mi Saint-Paul
$1220
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1214
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1261
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1355
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1232
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1265
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1222
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1262
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1030
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1312
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1253
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$510
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$1042
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1170
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$683
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$647
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$775
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$590
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$636
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$657
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$711
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$702
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$1023
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$593
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$985
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$594
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$520
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$587
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$585
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$594
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$1032
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$995
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$801
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$680