Ankara vs Antananarivo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ankara	Antananarivo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1118	$564
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2746	$1403
🏠 One person rent	$570	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$885	$342
🍽️ Food expenses	$312	$190
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.8	$92.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$806	$129
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	96	13
😀 Quality of life	75	42
🏙️ Population	5.8M	1.28M

The cost of living in Ankara is 98% more expensive than in Antananarivo. Cities ranked 4905th and 8141st ($1118 vs $564) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Turkey and Madagascar, respectively. Check Turkey vs Madagascar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ankara compared to 0.2 months in Antananarivo. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Antananarivo ranked 1st in Madagascar, while ranked 2097th and 7545th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Ankara	Antananarivo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.47	$3.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.6	$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.33	$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.61	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$3.28	$1.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$645	$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$78.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1084	$601
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$726	$144
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.2	$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.8	$52.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	49.17%	15.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1769	$823
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1186	$563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$0.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.01	$7.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.85	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.7	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.29	$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.58	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.56	$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$4.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$4.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.14	$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.88	$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.14	$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.85	$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.62	$6.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$155	$14.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$29.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$595	$46.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13974	$8558

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Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$700
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$780
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$759
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$655
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$750
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$578
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$786
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$695
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$800
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$713
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$697
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$745
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$777
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$838
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$820
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$686
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$547
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$670
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$664
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$837
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$612
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$852
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$725
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$985
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$779
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$838
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$781
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$696
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$754
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$835
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$819
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$787
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$690
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$1059
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$659
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$420
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$679
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$546
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$720
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$915

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