Antananarivo vs Bali - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Antananarivo	Bali
🚶 Cost of living one person	$564	$1175
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1414	$2596
🏠 One person rent	$217	$764
🏘️ Family rent	$341	$1369
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$288
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.8	$50
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$110	$226
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	33 km
🎓 Higher education	13	37
😀 Quality of life	41	60
🏙️ Population	1.28M	4.36M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 52% less expensive than in Bali. Cities ranked 8275th and 4830th ($564 vs $1175) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Madagascar and Indonesia, respectively. Check Madagascar vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Antananarivo compared to 0.2 months in Bali. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Bali ranked 11th in Indonesia, while ranked 7753rd and 5918th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Bali

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	Antananarivo	Bali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.36	$2.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.4	$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.59	$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.7
☕ Cappuccino	$1.52	$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$976
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$89.7	$621
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$518	$1791
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$163	$1140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.6	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.4	$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.6	$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.44%	13.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$699	$1881
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$586	$2016
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.08	$8.54
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$4.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$17.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.93	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.04	$23.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$2.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.59	$2.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.96	$2.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.61	$2.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.56	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$67.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.25	$4.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.9	$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$3.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.3	$46
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78	$82.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$46.6	$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9859	$5862

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Cities near Antananarivo

Distance	City	Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi	Antsirabe	$496
217 km or 135 mi	Toamasina	$481
633 km or 393 mi	Toliara	$460
727 km or 452 mi	Mamoudzou	$1652
809 km or 503 mi	Domoni	$1237
842 km or 523 mi	Le Port	$1624
842 km or 523 mi	Saint-Paul	$1681
846 km or 526 mi	La Possession	$1600
848 km or 527 mi	Saint-Leu	$1795
856 km or 532 mi	Saint-Denis	$1562
872 km or 542 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1640
873 km or 542 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1588
874 km or 543 mi	Le Tampon	$1618
879 km or 546 mi	Saint-Andre	$1597
884 km or 549 mi	Nacala	$1181
887 km or 551 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1602
888 km or 552 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1468
925 km or 575 mi	Moroni	$1233
975 km or 606 mi	Nampula	$935
998 km or 620 mi	Pemba	$1521
1047 km or 650 mi	Bambous	$749
1052 km or 654 mi	Quatre Bornes	$697
1054 km or 655 mi	Port Louis	$812
1058 km or 657 mi	Curepipe	$819
1058 km or 658 mi	Triolet	$815
1068 km or 664 mi	Goodlands	$807
1077 km or 669 mi	Centre de Flacq	$672
1078 km or 670 mi	Mahebourg	$796
1128 km or 701 mi	Quelimane	$692
1315 km or 817 mi	Mulanje	$461
1333 km or 828 mi	Beira	$1000
1353 km or 841 mi	Zomba	$458
1373 km or 853 mi	Blantyre	$505
1396 km or 868 mi	Mangochi	$496
1441 km or 896 mi	Ntcheu	$495
1448 km or 900 mi	Monkey Bay	$521
1479 km or 919 mi	Chimoio	$924
1509 km or 937 mi	Tete	$828
1561 km or 970 mi	Mutare	$764
1564 km or 972 mi	Lilongwe	$591

Cities near Bali

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Ubud	$822
30 km or 19 mi	Denpasar	$496
123 km or 77 mi	Mataram	$409
213 km or 133 mi	Probolinggo	$476
250 km or 155 mi	Pasuruan	$459
268 km or 167 mi	Malang	$379
281 km or 175 mi	Batu	$408
286 km or 177 mi	Surabaya	$549
305 km or 189 mi	Mojokerto	$419
317 km or 197 mi	Blitar	$439
338 km or 210 mi	Kediri	$453
395 km or 245 mi	Madiun	$445
409 km or 254 mi	Bima	$593
472 km or 293 mi	Surakarta	$405
512 km or 318 mi	Salatiga	$424
516 km or 321 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
533 km or 331 mi	Semarang	$499
560 km or 348 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
576 km or 358 mi	Banjarmasin	$461
613 km or 381 mi	Pekalongan	$474
614 km or 382 mi	Makassar	$510
664 km or 413 mi	Cilacap	$470
671 km or 417 mi	Tegal	$478
710 km or 441 mi	Palangka Raya	$464
714 km or 444 mi	Parepare	$493
723 km or 449 mi	Banjar	$478
736 km or 457 mi	Cirebon	$515
760 km or 472 mi	Tasikmalaya	$359
837 km or 520 mi	Bandung	$536
839 km or 522 mi	Palopo	$509
842 km or 523 mi	Cimahi	$502
844 km or 525 mi	Balikpapan	$588
907 km or 563 mi	Sukabumi	$551
907 km or 564 mi	Baubau	$491
917 km or 570 mi	Bekasi	$556
921 km or 572 mi	Samarinda	$560
928 km or 577 mi	Bogor	$467
931 km or 579 mi	Depok	$391
934 km or 581 mi	Jakarta	$684
946 km or 588 mi	South Tangerang	$536