Amsterdam vs Antananarivo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Amsterdam	Antananarivo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3165	$604
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7127	$1515
🏠 One person rent	$2073	$241
🏘️ Family rent	$3318	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$659	$198
🚐 Transport expenses	$265	$99.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4747	$111
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	95	13
😀 Quality of life	95	41
🏙️ Population	921K	1.28M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 424% more expensive than in Antananarivo. Cities ranked 138th and 7948th ($3165 vs $604) 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 3rd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Antananarivo ranked 1st in Madagascar, while ranked 24th and 7675th 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	$22	$3.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93	$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.6	$5.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.81	$0.94
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2259	$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1723	$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3695	$567
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2790	$188
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$296	$58
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.3	$59.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.65%	14.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11141	$686
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7428	$599
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$118	$8.95
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.8	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.47	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.44	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$8.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$5.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.2	$5.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$1.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.84	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.7	$5.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$1.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.06	$2.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.94	$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$0.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.6	$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.8	$6.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.1	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.3	$2.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$98	$34.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2748	$39.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20104	$11359

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2185
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2755
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2399
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2564
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2296
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2283
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2608
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2389
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2407
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1477
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2148
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2491
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2424
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2026
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2659
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$2053
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2104
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2662
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2341
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2077
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2159
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2220
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$2253
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1942
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2040
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2082
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2152
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2166
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2112
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2247

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