Amsterdam vs Antananarivo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amsterdam	Antananarivo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3118	$564
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7329	$1403
🏠 One person rent	$2031	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$3485	$342
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$190
🚐 Transport expenses	$260	$92.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4702	$129
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	95	13
😀 Quality of life	96	42
🏙️ Population	921K	1.28M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 453% more expensive than in Antananarivo. Cities ranked 143rd and 8141st ($3118 vs $564) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Netherlands and Madagascar, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Madagascar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.2 months in Antananarivo. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Antananarivo ranked 1st in Madagascar, while ranked 31st and 7545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Antananarivo

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	Amsterdam	Antananarivo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.3	$3.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$1.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2130	$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1705	$78.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3833	$601
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2970	$144
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$52.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	15.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10418	$823
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7591	$563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$0.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$7.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.2	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.31	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$0.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$4.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.23	$4.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$6.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$14.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.4	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$29.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2892	$46.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19920	$8558

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2178
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2589
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2230
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2568
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2256
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2235
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2718
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2222
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2414
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1514
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2111
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2581
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2228
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2011
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2615
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1860
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2082
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2318
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2070
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2154
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2187
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1986
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1992
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2058
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2107
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2164
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2100
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2087
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2238

Cities near Antananarivo

Distance	City	Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi	Antsirabe	$493
217 km or 135 mi	Toamasina	$476
633 km or 393 mi	Toliara	$453
727 km or 452 mi	Mamoudzou	$1624
809 km or 503 mi	Domoni	$1207
842 km or 523 mi	Le Port	$1590
842 km or 523 mi	Saint-Paul	$1641
846 km or 526 mi	La Possession	$1561
848 km or 527 mi	Saint-Leu	$1751
856 km or 532 mi	Saint-Denis	$1535
872 km or 542 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1595
873 km or 542 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1546
874 km or 543 mi	Le Tampon	$1576
879 km or 546 mi	Saint-Andre	$1560
884 km or 549 mi	Nacala	$1168
887 km or 551 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1561
888 km or 552 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1445
925 km or 575 mi	Moroni	$1207
975 km or 606 mi	Nampula	$935
998 km or 620 mi	Pemba	$1511
1047 km or 650 mi	Bambous	$774
1052 km or 654 mi	Quatre Bornes	$727
1054 km or 655 mi	Port Louis	$831
1058 km or 657 mi	Curepipe	$842
1058 km or 658 mi	Triolet	$834
1068 km or 664 mi	Goodlands	$822
1077 km or 669 mi	Centre de Flacq	$692
1078 km or 670 mi	Mahebourg	$812
1128 km or 701 mi	Quelimane	$692
1315 km or 817 mi	Mulanje	$461
1333 km or 828 mi	Beira	$996
1353 km or 841 mi	Zomba	$458
1373 km or 853 mi	Blantyre	$506
1396 km or 868 mi	Mangochi	$496
1441 km or 896 mi	Ntcheu	$493
1448 km or 900 mi	Monkey Bay	$519
1479 km or 919 mi	Chimoio	$916
1509 km or 937 mi	Tete	$820
1561 km or 970 mi	Mutare	$755
1564 km or 972 mi	Lilongwe	$592