Antananarivo vs Asmara - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Asmara
🚶 Cost of living one person
$604
$513
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1515
$1241
🏠 One person rent
$241
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$354
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$206
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.8
$45.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$111
$114
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
13
9
😀 Quality of life
41
15
🏙️ Population
1.28M
963K

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 18% more expensive than in Asmara. Cities ranked 7948th and 8615th ($604 vs $513) 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 0.2 months in Asmara. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Asmara ranked 1st in Eritrea, while ranked 7675th and 9202nd 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
$3.19
$3.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.4
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.92
$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.83
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$308
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$567
$376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$188
$244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.6
$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$59.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.5
$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.75%
12.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$686
$1413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$599
$788
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.95
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$6.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.75
$6.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$6.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.36
$7.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.68
$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$3.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.74
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.59
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.3
$23.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.53
$3.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$14.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.56
$3.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.1
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.6
$60.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$39.8
$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11359
$3926

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$533
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$511
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$493
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$1603
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$1196
842 km or 523 mi Le Port
$1615
842 km or 523 mi Saint-Paul
$1663
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1584
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1762
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1503
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1575
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1551
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1559
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1563
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1167
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1567
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1444
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$1196
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$933
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1511
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$747
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$688
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$802
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$871
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$819
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$810
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$665
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$820
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$691
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$456
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$952
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$452
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$495
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$494
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$489
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$516
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$875
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$792
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$754
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$587

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Mendefera
$481
63 km or 39 mi Massawa
$484
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$483
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$748
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$947
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$923
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$872
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$800
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$931
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$476
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$871
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$976
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$873
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$475
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$532
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$476
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$497
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$488
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1124
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$478
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$563
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$564
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$864
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$590
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$890
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$803
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1031
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$809
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1210
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$834
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$788
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$509
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1050
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$521
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1045