Antananarivo vs Ashgabat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Ashgabat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$1806
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1414
$4178
🏠 One person rent
$217
$887
🏘️ Family rent
$341
$1506
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$763
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.8
$49.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$110
$635
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
13
7
😀 Quality of life
41
48
🏙️ Population
1.28M
1.03M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 69% less expensive than in Ashgabat. Cities ranked 8275th and 2849th ($564 vs $1806) 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 0.4 months in Ashgabat. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Ashgabat ranked 1st in Turkmenistan, while ranked 7753rd and 6881st 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
$3.36
$28.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$86.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$5.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.52
$6.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$1012
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$89.7
$667
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$1768
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$163
$1221
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.6
$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.4
$74.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$102
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.44%
9.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$699
$4069
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$586
$2839
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.08
$8.55
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$9.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$4.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$6.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$6.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.86
$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$18.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$5.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$7.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.04
$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$5.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$25.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.96
$4.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$4.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$40.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.4
$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.3
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78
$92.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.6
$22.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9859
$24723

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115 km or 72 mi Antsirabe
$496
217 km or 135 mi Toamasina
$481
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$460
727 km or 452 mi Mamoudzou
$1652
809 km or 503 mi Domoni
$1237
842 km or 523 mi Le Port
$1624
842 km or 523 mi Saint-Paul
$1681
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1600
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1795
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1562
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1640
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1588
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1618
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1597
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1181
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1602
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1468
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$1233
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$935
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1521
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$749
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$697
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$812
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$819
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$815
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$807
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$672
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$796
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$692
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$461
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$1000
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$458
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$505
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$496
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$495
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$521
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$924
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$828
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$764
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$591

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1763
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$501
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1769
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$487
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$496
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$510
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$498
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$466
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$507
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1640
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$501
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$563
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$494
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$659
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1755
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$635
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$468
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$535
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$532
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$372
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$531
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$436
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$589
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$575
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$513
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$583
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$592
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$457
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$586
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$639
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$571
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$591
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$631
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$602
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$601
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$627
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$696
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$639