Antananarivo vs Ashgabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Antananarivo Ashgabat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$1616
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1528
$3750
🏠 One person rent
$205
$798
🏘️ Family rent
$516
$1515
🍽️ Food expenses
$178
$620
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.3
$48.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$131
$756
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
13
7
😀 Quality of life
36
29
🏙️ Population
1.28M
1.03M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 68% less expensive than in Ashgabat. Cities ranked 8538th and 3187th ($519 vs $1616) 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 0.3 months in Antananarivo compared to 0.5 months in Ashgabat. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Ashgabat ranked 1st in Turkmenistan, while ranked 7340th and 8245th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Antananarivo vs Ashgabat infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Antananarivo vs Ashgabat

Prices for goods and services in Antananarivo and Ashgabat are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Antananarivo Ashgabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.31
$26.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$59.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.36
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$4.44
 Cappuccino
$1.07
$5.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$3.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$894
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.4
$606
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$618
$1482
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$375
$1322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.4
$75.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.4
$85.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
7.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$3870
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$490
$2996
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.99
$8.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$9.69
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$3.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$5.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$5.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.65
$9.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$25.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.78
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.38
$27.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$3.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.31
$25.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.62
$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$112
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.62
$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.35
$6.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.7
$83.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.3
$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$23
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11512
$6584

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Antananarivo

Distance City Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi Antsirabe
$348
217 km or 135 mi Toamasina
$457
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$403
727 km or 452 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
809 km or 503 mi Domoni
$1093
842 km or 523 mi Le Port
$1481
842 km or 523 mi Saint-Paul
$1538
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1441
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1665
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1397
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1454
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1432
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1457
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1444
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1394
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1451
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1371
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$1091
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$1190
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1500
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$767
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$674
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$826
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$701
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$804
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$796
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$789
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$777
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$670
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$500
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$1000
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$498
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$591
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$516
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$515
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$526
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$953
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$834
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$662
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$582

Cities near Ashgabat

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1583
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$500
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1578
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$458
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$517
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$515
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$538
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$496
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$511
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1531
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$515
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$603
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$512
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$689
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1572
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$670
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$394
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$607
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$514
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$468
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$550
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$452
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$553
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$675
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$435
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$689
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$722
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$450
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$693
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$797
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$673
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$720
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$706
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$716
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$706
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$708
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$741
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$699