Antananarivo vs Bamako - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Antananarivo	Bamako
🚶 Cost of living one person	$600	$518
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1828	$1294
🏠 One person rent	$263	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$755	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$199	$194
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.8	$55.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$145	$370
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	13	21
😀 Quality of life	39	24
🏙️ Population	1.28M	2.01M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 16% more expensive than in Bamako. Cities ranked 7665th and 8384th ($600 vs $518) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Madagascar and Mali, respectively. Check Madagascar vs Mali comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Antananarivo compared to 0.7 months in Bamako. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Bamako ranked 1st in Mali, while ranked 7272nd and 8836th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Bamako

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	Antananarivo	Bamako
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.87	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.6	$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.56	$4.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.81
☕ Cappuccino	$1.15	$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$222
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$124	$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1149	$505
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$537	$304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.3	$36.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.2	$56
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.86%	10.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$786	$1570
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$493	$830
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.09	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$5.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.13	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.39	$6.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$3.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$5.87
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$0.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.77	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.43	$7.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.68	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.3	$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.88	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.49	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.51	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.81	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.65	$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.36	$4.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.1	$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.8	$57.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$134	$86.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11649	$2953

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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 Bamako

Distance	City	Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi	Koulikoro	$471
116 km or 72 mi	Banamba	$471
147 km or 92 mi	Bougouni	$472
207 km or 129 mi	Segou	$470
237 km or 147 mi	Markala	$471
289 km or 180 mi	Kankan	$975
293 km or 182 mi	Sikasso	$479
435 km or 270 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$732
438 km or 272 mi	Korhogo	$976
448 km or 278 mi	Nouna	$680
492 km or 305 mi	Dedougou	$677
510 km or 317 mi	Gueckedou	$977
512 km or 318 mi	Mamou	$989
552 km or 343 mi	Nzerekore	$972
566 km or 352 mi	Yekepa	$469
593 km or 368 mi	Sanniquellie	$469
612 km or 381 mi	Koudougou	$664
613 km or 381 mi	Ouahigouya	$673
634 km or 394 mi	Kenema	$689
640 km or 398 mi	Bouake	$923
652 km or 405 mi	Forecariah	$971
663 km or 412 mi	Bo	$689
664 km or 412 mi	Leo	$675
702 km or 436 mi	Ouagadougou	$750
713 km or 443 mi	Yamoussoukro	$891
714 km or 444 mi	Boffa	$968
715 km or 444 mi	Conakry	$1024
726 km or 451 mi	Bafata	$778
728 km or 452 mi	Kakata	$470
736 km or 458 mi	Freetown	$751
754 km or 469 mi	Kolda	$1049
759 km or 471 mi	Gagnoa	$897
761 km or 473 mi	Manga	$678
769 km or 478 mi	Monrovia	$501
810 km or 504 mi	Divo	$888
822 km or 511 mi	Abengourou	$874
831 km or 516 mi	Bissau	$799
854 km or 530 mi	Agboville	$892
856 km or 532 mi	Greenville	$468
858 km or 533 mi	Tamale	$443