Antananarivo vs Asmara - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Asmara
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$533
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1403
$1268
🏠 One person rent
$218
$227
🏘️ Family rent
$342
$385
🍽️ Food expenses
$190
$208
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.3
$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$129
$112
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
13
8
😀 Quality of life
42
14
🏙️ Population
1.28M
963K

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 6% more expensive than in Asmara. Cities ranked 8141st and 8435th ($564 vs $533) 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 7545th and 9205th 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
$3.34
$3.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$4.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$1.82
☕ Cappuccino
$1.45
$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$220
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.4
$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$400
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$144
$274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.5
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.1
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.59%
12.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$1543
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$563
$940
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.13
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.92
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$6.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$7.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$6.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.91
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.93
$7.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.69
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37
$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.14
$4.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.6
$14.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.36
$3.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.9
$26.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$62.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.4
$84.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8558
$3125

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$493
217 km or 135 mi Toamasina
$476
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$453
727 km or 452 mi Mamoudzou
$1624
809 km or 503 mi Domoni
$1207
842 km or 523 mi Le Port
$1590
842 km or 523 mi Saint-Paul
$1641
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1561
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1751
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1535
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1595
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1546
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1576
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1560
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1168
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1561
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1445
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$1207
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$935
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1511
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$774
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$727
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$831
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$842
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$834
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$822
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$692
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$812
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$692
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$461
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$996
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$458
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$506
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$496
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$493
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$519
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$916
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$820
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$755
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$592

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Mendefera
$498
63 km or 39 mi Massawa
$499
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$500
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$826
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$971
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$1016
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$925
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$864
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$1039
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$499
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$911
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$964
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$903
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$498
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$560
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$498
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$522
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$512
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1116
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$500
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$559
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$560
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$860
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$586
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$918
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$879
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1162
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$896
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1155
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$910
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$857
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$517
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1175
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$502
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1169