Al Ain vs Antananarivo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Antananarivo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1050
$519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2765
$1528
🏠 One person rent
$560
$205
🏘️ Family rent
$1195
$516
🍽️ Food expenses
$317
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.7
$69.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3674
$131
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
37
13
😀 Quality of life
79
36
🏙️ Population
767K
1.28M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 102% more expensive than in Antananarivo. Cities ranked 5284th and 8538th ($1050 vs $519) 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 3.5 months in Al Ain compared to 0.3 months in Antananarivo. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Antananarivo ranked 1st in Madagascar, while ranked 600th and 7340th 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
$6.11
$3.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.8
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$4.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.15
$1
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$1.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$375
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$460
$65.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$820
$618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$375
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.9
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$40.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$52.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.73%
14.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2023
$785
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1222
$490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.1
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$7.99
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.68
$11.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$9.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$4.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$4.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$4.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.29
$3.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.18
$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$2.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$0.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$6.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$12.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$2.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$18.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$665
$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6250
$11512

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$1232
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$2309
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$1503
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$2084
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$1802
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$1768
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$1603
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
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$786
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$994
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1110
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1810
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1719
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$687
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$561
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$547
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1218
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1267
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$556
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1226
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$520
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$639
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$531
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$870
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$989
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$878
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$558
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$928
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$467
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$515
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$546
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$548
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$541
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$537
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$831
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$806
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$489
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$577

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Distance City Cost of living
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$348
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$457
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$403
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$1549
809 km or 503 mi Domoni
$1093
842 km or 523 mi Le Port
$1481
842 km or 523 mi Saint-Paul
$1538
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1441
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1665
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1397
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1454
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1432
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1457
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1444
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1394
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1451
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1371
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$1091
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$1190
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1500
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$767
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$674
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$826
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$701
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$804
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$796
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$789
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$777
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$670
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$500
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$1000
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$498
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$591
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$516
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$515
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$526
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$953
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$834
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$662
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$582