Antananarivo vs Ashgabat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Ashgabat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$600
$1679
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1828
$3854
🏠 One person rent
$263
$836
🏘️ Family rent
$755
$1553
🍽️ Food expenses
$199
$658
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.8
$47.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$145
$573
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
13
7
😀 Quality of life
39
30
🏙️ Population
1.28M
828K

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 64% less expensive than in Ashgabat. Cities ranked 7665th and 2737th ($600 vs $1679) 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 0.3 months in Ashgabat. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Ashgabat ranked 1st in Turkmenistan, while ranked 7272nd and 8379th 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
$3.87
$31.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$55.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.56
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$4.39
☕ Cappuccino
$1.15
$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$124
$647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1149
$1453
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$1376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.3
$48.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.2
$73.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57
$87.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
7.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$786
$4561
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$493
$3442
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.09
$9.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$9.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$3.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$3.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$5.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$9.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$4.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$7.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.43
$27.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.68
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.3
$25.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.88
$5.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.49
$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.51
$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$65.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.65
$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.36
$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.1
$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.8
$144
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$22.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11649
$6425

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115 km or 72 mi Antsirabe
$353
217 km or 135 mi Toamasina
$461
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$428
727 km or 452 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
809 km or 503 mi Domoni
$585
842 km or 523 mi Le Port
$1439
842 km or 523 mi Saint-Paul
$1487
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1417
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1618
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1394
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1324
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1406
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1365
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1411
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1127
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1404
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1334
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$587
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$1165
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1144
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$718
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$666
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$829
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$770
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$784
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$776
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$751
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$852
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$992
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$327
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$1014
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$326
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$363
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$332
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$332
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$335
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$993
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$970
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$645
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$367

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1648
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$487
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1642
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$427
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$509
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$489
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$532
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$473
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$507
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1644
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$520
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$576
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$558
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$661
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1657
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$640
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$427
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$558
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$514
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$434
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$519
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$399
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$554
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$619
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$416
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$633
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$655
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$446
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$636
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$700
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$616
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$653
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$655
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$655
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$651
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$653
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$693
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$651