Alexandria vs Antananarivo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Alexandria	Antananarivo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$366	$604
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$946	$1515
🏠 One person rent	$94.2	$241
🏘️ Family rent	$159	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$161	$198
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.9	$99.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$134	$111
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	51	13
😀 Quality of life	57	41
🏙️ Population	5.36M	1.28M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 39% less expensive than in Antananarivo. Cities ranked 9023rd and 7948th ($366 vs $604) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Egypt and Madagascar, respectively. Check Egypt vs Madagascar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 0.2 months in Antananarivo. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Antananarivo ranked 1st in Madagascar, while ranked 6205th and 7675th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Antananarivo

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	Alexandria	Antananarivo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.32	$3.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.4	$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$5.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$0.94
☕ Cappuccino	$1.27	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$120	$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$63.9	$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$221	$567
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$115	$188
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.1	$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$12.3	$58
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$59.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.66%	14.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$705	$686
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$453	$599
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.19	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$8.95
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.12	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.23	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$8.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$5.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.09	$5.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.31	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.62	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$5.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.95	$1.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.31	$2.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.82	$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$0.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.3	$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.88	$6.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.94	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.51	$2.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$32	$34.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$126	$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.2	$39.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2067	$11359

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$316
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$267
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$267
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$313
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$332
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$307
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$314
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$325
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$414
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$483
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$356
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$294
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$374
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$288
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$315
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$279
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$271
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$288
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$324
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$862
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$2145
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1845
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$2133
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$2038
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$2305
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$2060
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1782
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$264
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$2354
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1810
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$2288
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$2283
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$2487
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$2201
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2587
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2966
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2541
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2555

Cities near Antananarivo

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