Amsterdam vs Antananarivo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Amsterdam	Antananarivo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3203	$564
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7246	$1414
🏠 One person rent	$2108	$217
🏘️ Family rent	$3473	$341
🍽️ Food expenses	$661	$194
🚐 Transport expenses	$259	$89.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5294	$110
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	95	13
😀 Quality of life	96	41
🏙️ Population	921K	1.28M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 468% more expensive than in Antananarivo. Cities ranked 126th and 8275th ($3203 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 1.7 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.2 months in Antananarivo. Amsterdam ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Antananarivo ranked 1st in Madagascar, while ranked 13th and 7753rd 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	$21.2	$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.4	$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.6	$5.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.09	$0.9
☕ Cappuccino	$4.91	$1.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.03	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2237	$291
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1767	$89.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3877	$518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2931	$163
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$298	$55.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.1	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	15.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11192	$699
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7947	$586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.78	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$9.08
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.38	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.59	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$9.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$4.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23	$4.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$0.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.68	$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.48	$5.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$1.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$1.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.81	$2.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.9	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$6.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.8	$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.4	$2.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$32.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2472	$46.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21156	$9859

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2223
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2822
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2440
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2636
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2383
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2338
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2669
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2348
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2457
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1512
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2172
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2701
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2389
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2058
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2637
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1848
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2136
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2721
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2360
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2106
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2119
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2260
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$2189
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$2002
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2094
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2055
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2200
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2132
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2206
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2340

Cities near Antananarivo

Distance	City	Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi	Antsirabe	$496
217 km or 135 mi	Toamasina	$481
633 km or 393 mi	Toliara	$460
727 km or 452 mi	Mamoudzou	$1652
809 km or 503 mi	Domoni	$1237
842 km or 523 mi	Le Port	$1624
842 km or 523 mi	Saint-Paul	$1681
846 km or 526 mi	La Possession	$1600
848 km or 527 mi	Saint-Leu	$1795
856 km or 532 mi	Saint-Denis	$1562
872 km or 542 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1640
873 km or 542 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1588
874 km or 543 mi	Le Tampon	$1618
879 km or 546 mi	Saint-Andre	$1597
884 km or 549 mi	Nacala	$1181
887 km or 551 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1602
888 km or 552 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1468
925 km or 575 mi	Moroni	$1233
975 km or 606 mi	Nampula	$935
998 km or 620 mi	Pemba	$1521
1047 km or 650 mi	Bambous	$749
1052 km or 654 mi	Quatre Bornes	$697
1054 km or 655 mi	Port Louis	$812
1058 km or 657 mi	Curepipe	$819
1058 km or 658 mi	Triolet	$815
1068 km or 664 mi	Goodlands	$807
1077 km or 669 mi	Centre de Flacq	$672
1078 km or 670 mi	Mahebourg	$796
1128 km or 701 mi	Quelimane	$692
1315 km or 817 mi	Mulanje	$461
1333 km or 828 mi	Beira	$1000
1353 km or 841 mi	Zomba	$458
1373 km or 853 mi	Blantyre	$505
1396 km or 868 mi	Mangochi	$496
1441 km or 896 mi	Ntcheu	$495
1448 km or 900 mi	Monkey Bay	$521
1479 km or 919 mi	Chimoio	$924
1509 km or 937 mi	Tete	$828
1561 km or 970 mi	Mutare	$764
1564 km or 972 mi	Lilongwe	$591