Amsterdam vs Antananarivo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Antananarivo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$1468
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$182
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$435
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$178
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$85.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$85.4
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	95	13
😀 Quality of life	95	35
🏙️ Population	921K	1.28M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 451% more expensive than in Antananarivo. Cities ranked 331st and 8589th ($2791 vs $507) 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 29th and 7515th 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	$3.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$0.91
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$1.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$315
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$43.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$427
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$33.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$51.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	14.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$624
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$480
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$0.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$8.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$4.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$4.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$0.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$4.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$1.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$2.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$0.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$38.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$7.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$2.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$77.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$77.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$11211

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$1944
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2291
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$1937
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$1957
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$1995
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2251
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2081
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2180
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1357
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2199
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1861
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1760
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1651
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1829
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2105
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1823
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$1893
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1941
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1613
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1764
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1813
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$1851
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1999
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1890
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1739
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1862

Cities near Antananarivo

Distance	City	Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi	Antsirabe	$352
217 km or 135 mi	Toamasina	$447
633 km or 393 mi	Toliara	$389
727 km or 452 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
809 km or 503 mi	Domoni	$1100
842 km or 523 mi	Le Port	$1400
842 km or 523 mi	Saint-Paul	$1459
846 km or 526 mi	La Possession	$1371
848 km or 527 mi	Saint-Leu	$1575
856 km or 532 mi	Saint-Denis	$1322
872 km or 542 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1397
873 km or 542 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1358
874 km or 543 mi	Le Tampon	$1396
879 km or 546 mi	Saint-Andre	$1368
884 km or 549 mi	Nacala	$1150
887 km or 551 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1379
888 km or 552 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1296
925 km or 575 mi	Moroni	$1105
975 km or 606 mi	Nampula	$872
998 km or 620 mi	Pemba	$1506
1047 km or 650 mi	Bambous	$745
1052 km or 654 mi	Quatre Bornes	$671
1054 km or 655 mi	Port Louis	$812
1058 km or 657 mi	Curepipe	$712
1058 km or 658 mi	Triolet	$808
1068 km or 664 mi	Goodlands	$796
1077 km or 669 mi	Centre de Flacq	$667
1078 km or 670 mi	Mahebourg	$785
1128 km or 701 mi	Quelimane	$675
1315 km or 817 mi	Mulanje	$461
1333 km or 828 mi	Beira	$1003
1353 km or 841 mi	Zomba	$457
1373 km or 853 mi	Blantyre	$507
1396 km or 868 mi	Mangochi	$493
1441 km or 896 mi	Ntcheu	$492
1448 km or 900 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
1479 km or 919 mi	Chimoio	$947
1509 km or 937 mi	Tete	$825
1561 km or 970 mi	Mutare	$752
1564 km or 972 mi	Lilongwe	$587