Antananarivo vs Asmara - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Asmara
🚶 Cost of living one person
$507
$520
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1468
$1283
🏠 One person rent
$182
$224
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$430
🍽️ Food expenses
$178
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.7
$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$85.4
$389
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
13
8
😀 Quality of life
35
27
🏙️ Population
1.28M
963K

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 2% less expensive than in Asmara. Cities ranked 8589th and 8486th ($507 vs $520) 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 7515th and 8455th 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
$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.8
$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.23
$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.79
☕ Cappuccino
$1.13
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$315
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$43.3
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$427
$489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$310
$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.7
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.7
$57.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.3
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.87%
12.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$624
$1560
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$480
$933
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.13
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.03
$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$6.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$6.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.23
$7.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.44
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.82
$3.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.44
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.53
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.2
$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.4
$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$12.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.26
$3.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.7
$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.4
$59.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$77.3
$80.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11211
$2756

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$352
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$447
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$389
727 km or 452 mi Mamoudzou
$1465
809 km or 503 mi Domoni
$1100
842 km or 523 mi Le Port
$1400
842 km or 523 mi Saint-Paul
$1459
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1371
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1575
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1322
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1397
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1358
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1396
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1368
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1150
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1379
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1296
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$1105
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$872
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1506
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$745
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$671
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$812
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$712
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$808
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$796
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$667
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$785
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$675
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$461
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$1003
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$457
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$507
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$493
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$492
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$518
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$947
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$825
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$752
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$587

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Mendefera
$487
63 km or 39 mi Massawa
$486
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$488
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$662
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$1006
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$897
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$943
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$505
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$752
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$838
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$482
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$910
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1003
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$902
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$482
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$546
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$481
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$507
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$496
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1131
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$486
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$542
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$540
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$937
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$571
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$542
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$836
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$905
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$877
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$979
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$888
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1146
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$908
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1180
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$756
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$860
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$503
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$718
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$518
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$764