Antananarivo vs Ashgabat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Ashgabat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$604
$1898
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1515
$4362
🏠 One person rent
$241
$968
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$1668
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$780
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.8
$50.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$111
$210
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
13
7
😀 Quality of life
41
43
🏙️ Population
1.28M
1.03M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 68% less expensive than in Ashgabat. Cities ranked 7948th and 2383rd ($604 vs $1898) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Madagascar and Turkmenistan, respectively. Check Madagascar vs Turkmenistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Antananarivo compared to 0.1 months in Ashgabat. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Ashgabat ranked 1st in Turkmenistan, while ranked 7675th and 7430th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Ashgabat

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Antananarivo Ashgabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.19
$31.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.4
$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.92
$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$5.76
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$6.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$308
$1017
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$765
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$567
$1798
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$188
$1413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.6
$49
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$74.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.5
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.75%
9.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$686
$3536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$599
$2856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.95
$9.87
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$9.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$4.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$5.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$6.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.75
$9.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$20
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$23.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$5.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$7.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$3.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.36
$19.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$5.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.68
$25.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$4.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.74
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.59
$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.3
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.53
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.56
$6.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.1
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.6
$93.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$39.8
$22.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11359
$24585

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1846
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$475
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1864
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$466
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$469
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$483
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$482
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$458
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$483
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1726
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$476
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$561
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$467
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$664
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1840
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$612
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$475
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$523
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$556
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$359
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$516
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$439
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$542
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$563
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$500
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$570
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$584
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$470
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$570
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$638
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$557
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$584
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$614
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$590
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$587
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$611
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$684
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$616