Antananarivo vs Baghdad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Antananarivo	Baghdad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$519	$859
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1528	$2087
🏠 One person rent	$205	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$516	$730
🍽️ Food expenses	$178	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.3	$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$131	$476
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	13	59
😀 Quality of life	36	52
🏙️ Population	1.28M	8.13M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 40% less expensive than in Baghdad. Cities ranked 8538th and 6246th ($519 vs $859) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Madagascar and Iraq, respectively. Check Madagascar vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Antananarivo compared to 0.6 months in Baghdad. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Baghdad ranked 1st in Iraq, while ranked 7340th and 6059th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Baghdad

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	Antananarivo	Baghdad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.31	$4.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.6	$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.36	$7.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$3.15
☕ Cappuccino	$1.07	$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$422
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$65.4	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$618	$841
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$375	$509
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$78.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.4	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.4	$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.86%	7.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$785	$2117
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$490	$924
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.99	$25.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$0.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.12	$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.65	$4.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.78	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.38	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.67	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.31	$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.91	$3.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.47	$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.62	$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.81	$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.62	$7.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.3	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.35	$6.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.3	$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$131	$153
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11512	$3224

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Cities near Antananarivo

Distance	City	Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi	Antsirabe	$348
217 km or 135 mi	Toamasina	$457
633 km or 393 mi	Toliara	$403
727 km or 452 mi	Mamoudzou	$1549
809 km or 503 mi	Domoni	$1093
842 km or 523 mi	Le Port	$1481
842 km or 523 mi	Saint-Paul	$1538
846 km or 526 mi	La Possession	$1441
848 km or 527 mi	Saint-Leu	$1665
856 km or 532 mi	Saint-Denis	$1397
872 km or 542 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1454
873 km or 542 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1432
874 km or 543 mi	Le Tampon	$1457
879 km or 546 mi	Saint-Andre	$1444
884 km or 549 mi	Nacala	$1394
887 km or 551 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1451
888 km or 552 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1371
925 km or 575 mi	Moroni	$1091
975 km or 606 mi	Nampula	$1190
998 km or 620 mi	Pemba	$1500
1047 km or 650 mi	Bambous	$767
1052 km or 654 mi	Quatre Bornes	$674
1054 km or 655 mi	Port Louis	$826
1058 km or 657 mi	Curepipe	$701
1058 km or 658 mi	Triolet	$804
1068 km or 664 mi	Goodlands	$796
1077 km or 669 mi	Centre de Flacq	$789
1078 km or 670 mi	Mahebourg	$777
1128 km or 701 mi	Quelimane	$670
1315 km or 817 mi	Mulanje	$500
1333 km or 828 mi	Beira	$1000
1353 km or 841 mi	Zomba	$498
1373 km or 853 mi	Blantyre	$591
1396 km or 868 mi	Mangochi	$516
1441 km or 896 mi	Ntcheu	$515
1448 km or 900 mi	Monkey Bay	$526
1479 km or 919 mi	Chimoio	$953
1509 km or 937 mi	Tete	$834
1561 km or 970 mi	Mutare	$662
1564 km or 972 mi	Lilongwe	$582

Cities near Baghdad

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Ctesiphon	$737
33 km or 21 mi	Abu Ghraib	$959
47 km or 29 mi	Al-Karmah	$827
49 km or 30 mi	Baqubah	$655
59 km or 37 mi	Fallujah	$811
89 km or 55 mi	Karbala	$579
96 km or 60 mi	Hillah	$648
104 km or 65 mi	Ramadi	$762
106 km or 66 mi	Samarra	$675
147 km or 91 mi	Kufa	$566
147 km or 91 mi	Najaf	$585
155 km or 96 mi	Tikrit	$636
159 km or 99 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$495
160 km or 100 mi	Kut	$631
190 km or 118 mi	Ilam	$675
235 km or 146 mi	Kirkuk	$498
240 km or 149 mi	Samawah	$586
262 km or 163 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$651
267 km or 166 mi	Kermanshah	$963
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$569
307 km or 191 mi	Amarah	$680
308 km or 191 mi	Nasiriyah	$665
318 km or 198 mi	Erbil	$876
322 km or 200 mi	Sanandaj	$449
324 km or 201 mi	Baneh	$581
356 km or 221 mi	Mosul	$596
364 km or 226 mi	Saqqez	$597
365 km or 227 mi	Khorramabad	$559
378 km or 235 mi	Piranshahr	$490
378 km or 235 mi	Mahabad	$466
381 km or 236 mi	Andimeshk	$583
387 km or 241 mi	Dezful	$588
389 km or 242 mi	Bukan	$615
404 km or 251 mi	Sinjar	$680
406 km or 252 mi	Borujerd	$513
410 km or 255 mi	Duhok	$652
411 km or 255 mi	Hamadan	$453
420 km or 261 mi	Malayer	$470
431 km or 268 mi	Miandoab	$667
433 km or 269 mi	Dorud	$518