Antananarivo vs Asmara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Antananarivo	Asmara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$519	$524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1528	$1293
🏠 One person rent	$205	$228
🏘️ Family rent	$516	$435
🍽️ Food expenses	$178	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.3	$45.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$131	$397
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	13	8
😀 Quality of life	36	27
🏙️ Population	1.28M	963K

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 1% less expensive than in Asmara. Cities ranked 8538th and 8485th ($519 vs $524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Madagascar and Eritrea, respectively. Check Madagascar vs Eritrea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Antananarivo compared to 0.8 months in Asmara. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Asmara ranked 1st in Eritrea, while ranked 7340th and 8376th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Asmara

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	Antananarivo	Asmara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.31	$2.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.6	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.36	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$1.81
☕ Cappuccino	$1.07	$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$224
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$65.4	$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$618	$494
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$375	$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.4	$56.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.4	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.86%	12.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$785	$1574
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$490	$850
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.99	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$5.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.12	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.65	$6.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$4.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$6.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.78	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.38	$7.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.67	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.31	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.91	$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.47	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.62	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.81	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.62	$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.3	$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.35	$3.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$25.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.3	$61.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$131	$81.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11512	$2898

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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 Asmara

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Mendefera	$490
63 km or 39 mi	Massawa	$492
71 km or 44 mi	Keren	$491
214 km or 133 mi	Mekelle	$686
270 km or 168 mi	Kassala	$988
342 km or 212 mi	Gondar	$946
407 km or 253 mi	El-Gadarif	$935
437 km or 272 mi	Al Hudaydah	$513
448 km or 279 mi	Bahir Dar	$799
473 km or 294 mi	Dessie	$814
490 km or 304 mi	Zabid	$489
498 km or 310 mi	Abha	$915
509 km or 316 mi	Port Sudan	$1096
513 km or 319 mi	Bareq	$895
548 km or 340 mi	Sa'dah	$488
567 km or 352 mi	Sanaa	$550
580 km or 361 mi	Sayyan	$491
583 km or 362 mi	Taiz	$514
585 km or 363 mi	Ibb	$504
589 km or 366 mi	Atbara	$1094
596 km or 370 mi	Dhamar	$491
600 km or 373 mi	Dikhil	$554
602 km or 374 mi	Obock	$553
606 km or 376 mi	Najran	$934
618 km or 384 mi	Djibouti City	$584
620 km or 385 mi	Ali Sabieh	$555
633 km or 393 mi	Ad-Damazin	$827
649 km or 403 mi	Bisha	$895
674 km or 419 mi	Khartoum North	$868
684 km or 425 mi	Mecca	$940
685 km or 426 mi	Khartoum	$889
691 km or 429 mi	Jeddah	$1123
693 km or 430 mi	Omdurman	$902
701 km or 436 mi	Addis Ababa	$1103
715 km or 444 mi	Dire Dawa	$667
715 km or 444 mi	Kosti	$851
717 km or 446 mi	Aden	$509
755 km or 469 mi	Harar	$626
758 km or 471 mi	Borama	$527
788 km or 489 mi	Jijiga	$671