Antananarivo vs Athens - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Antananarivo	Athens
🚶 Cost of living one person	$600	$1287
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1828	$3188
🏠 One person rent	$263	$633
🏘️ Family rent	$755	$1164
🍽️ Food expenses	$199	$442
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.8	$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$145	$1070
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	13	90
😀 Quality of life	39	78
🏙️ Population	1.28M	664K

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 53% less expensive than in Athens. Cities ranked 7665th and 4210th ($600 vs $1287) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Madagascar and Greece, respectively. Check Madagascar vs Greece comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Antananarivo compared to 0.8 months in Athens. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Athens ranked 1st in Greece, while ranked 7272nd and 560th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Athens

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	Antananarivo	Athens
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.87	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.6	$49.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.56	$9.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$5.39
☕ Cappuccino	$1.15	$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$545
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$124	$437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1149	$1053
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$537	$862
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.3	$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.2	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.86%	4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$786	$3172
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$493	$3082
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.09	$32.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.13	$4.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.39	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.77	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.43	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.68	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.3	$5.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.88	$7.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.49	$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.51	$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.81	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.65	$9.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$53.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.36	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.1	$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.8	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$134	$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11649	$10293

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Cities near Antananarivo

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

Cities near Athens

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Kallithea	$1235
4 km or 2.5 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1239
5 km or 3.1 mi	Peristeri	$1172
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1334
6.5 km or 4 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1237
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Nea Ionia	$1250
7.3 km or 4.5 mi	Piraeus	$1097
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Nikaia	$1137
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Argyroupoli	$1338
12 km or 7.2 mi	Glyfada	$1475
15 km or 9 mi	Kifissia	$1467
15 km or 9.1 mi	Voula	$1359
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1125
16 km or 10 mi	Eleusis	$1134
20 km or 12 mi	Salamina	$1047
55 km or 34 mi	Chalcis	$1086
69 km or 43 mi	Corinth	$1129
129 km or 80 mi	Tripoli	$1038
151 km or 94 mi	Lamia	$887
154 km or 96 mi	Mykonos	$1974
168 km or 104 mi	Volos	$1090
176 km or 109 mi	Patras	$1037
178 km or 111 mi	Kalamata	$1058
214 km or 133 mi	Agrinio	$943
216 km or 134 mi	Chios	$1186
216 km or 134 mi	Larissa	$1067
219 km or 136 mi	Karditsa	$1012
231 km or 143 mi	Santorini	$1738
243 km or 151 mi	Trikala	$945
275 km or 171 mi	Mytilene	$937
275 km or 171 mi	Katerini	$1047
275 km or 171 mi	Chania	$1169
298 km or 185 mi	Rethymno	$1015
302 km or 188 mi	Thessaloniki	$1177
303 km or 188 mi	Izmir	$825
307 km or 191 mi	Kozani	$984
311 km or 193 mi	Ioannina	$1098
311 km or 193 mi	Kusadasi	$647
311 km or 193 mi	Veria	$1009
315 km or 196 mi	Crete	$1144