Antananarivo vs Asmara - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Asmara
🚶 Cost of living one person
$600
$498
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1828
$1234
🏠 One person rent
$263
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$755
$404
🍽️ Food expenses
$199
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.8
$44.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$145
$359
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
13
8
😀 Quality of life
39
17
🏙️ Population
1.28M
963K

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 20% more expensive than in Asmara. Cities ranked 7665th and 8513th ($600 vs $498) 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 0.2 months in Antananarivo compared to 0.7 months in Asmara. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Asmara ranked 1st in Eritrea, while ranked 7272nd and 9076th 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
$3.87
$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.56
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.73
☕ Cappuccino
$1.15
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$208
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$124
$131
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1149
$460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.3
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.2
$56
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57
$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
10.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$786
$1471
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$493
$785
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.09
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$5.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$6.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$5.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.43
$7.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.68
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.3
$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.88
$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.49
$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.51
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$21.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.65
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.36
$4.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.1
$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.8
$56.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$78.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11649
$2776

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Distance City Cost of living
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
51 km or 32 mi Mendefera
$466
63 km or 39 mi Massawa
$467
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$466
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$800
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$1061
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$885
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$959
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$883
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$820
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$466
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$923
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1361
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$920
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$467
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$523
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$467
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$490
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$481
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1095
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$470
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$524
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$522
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$1047
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$551
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$938
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$899
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1032
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$901
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1100
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$936
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$923
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$705
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$881
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$486
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$676
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$602
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$702