Antananarivo vs Baku - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Antananarivo	Baku
🚶 Cost of living one person	$564	$796
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1403	$1977
🏠 One person rent	$218	$340
🏘️ Family rent	$342	$583
🍽️ Food expenses	$190	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.3	$62.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$129	$509
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	13	50
😀 Quality of life	42	64
🏙️ Population	1.28M	2.3M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 29% less expensive than in Baku. Cities ranked 8141st and 6681st ($564 vs $796) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Madagascar and Azerbaijan, respectively. Check Madagascar vs Azerbaijan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Antananarivo compared to 0.6 months in Baku. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Baku ranked 1st in Azerbaijan, while ranked 7545th and 5390th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Baku

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	Antananarivo	Baku
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.34	$8.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$35.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.91	$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$1.45	$3.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$336	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$78.4	$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$601	$777
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$144	$436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.7	$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.5	$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$15.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.59%	9.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$823	$2191
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$563	$1173
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.13	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.92	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.1	$6.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.03	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$4.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$4.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.93	$8.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.69	$3.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.91	$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.59	$5.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.56	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.76	$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.14	$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.6	$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.36	$8.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.9	$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.5	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$46.4	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8558	$6646

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Cities near Antananarivo

Distance	City	Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi	Antsirabe	$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

Cities near Baku

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Sumqayit	$725
92 km or 57 mi	Sirvan	$632
150 km or 93 mi	Khachmaz	$604
198 km or 123 mi	Lankaran	$605
215 km or 133 mi	Oguz	$630
229 km or 142 mi	Yevlakh	$627
230 km or 143 mi	Barda	$629
242 km or 151 mi	Shaki	$613
270 km or 168 mi	Ardabil	$809
296 km or 184 mi	Ganja	$484
313 km or 195 mi	Goris	$968
318 km or 198 mi	Ahar	$547
320 km or 199 mi	Kapan	$968
343 km or 213 mi	Rasht	$472
350 km or 218 mi	Makhachkala	$633
352 km or 218 mi	Lahijan	$497
381 km or 237 mi	Aktau	$552
398 km or 247 mi	Tabriz	$511
408 km or 254 mi	Zhanaozen	$564
411 km or 256 mi	Marand	$488
416 km or 258 mi	Gardabani	$691
426 km or 265 mi	Rustavi	$643
428 km or 266 mi	Zanjan	$426
440 km or 274 mi	Marneuli	$736
442 km or 274 mi	Abovyan	$1081
445 km or 276 mi	Tbilisi	$1035
452 km or 281 mi	Yerevan	$1181
453 km or 282 mi	Maragheh	$502
454 km or 282 mi	Vanadzor	$719
456 km or 283 mi	Qazvin	$582
456 km or 284 mi	Masis	$1068
461 km or 286 mi	Ashtarak	$1059
465 km or 289 mi	Khoy	$402
472 km or 293 mi	Khak-e Ali	$561
473 km or 294 mi	Spitak	$852
474 km or 294 mi	Grozny	$633
486 km or 302 mi	Amol	$530
491 km or 305 mi	Babol	$372
492 km or 306 mi	Armavir	$1001
495 km or 308 mi	Nazarabad	$598