Antananarivo vs Bamako - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Antananarivo	Bamako
🚶 Cost of living one person	$564	$583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1403	$1388
🏠 One person rent	$218	$254
🏘️ Family rent	$342	$431
🍽️ Food expenses	$190	$205
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.3	$70.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$129	$134
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	13	20
😀 Quality of life	42	23
🏙️ Population	1.28M	4.23M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 3% less expensive than in Bamako. Cities ranked 8141st and 7964th ($564 vs $583) 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 0.2 months in Bamako. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Bamako ranked 1st in Mali, while ranked 7545th and 9005th 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	$3.34	$3.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$20.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.91	$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$1.45	$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$336	$269
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$78.4	$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$601	$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$144	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.7	$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.5	$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.59%	12.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$823	$1744
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$563	$1038
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.13	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.92	$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.1	$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.03	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$6.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.93	$8.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.69	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.91	$2.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.59	$2.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.56	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.76	$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.14	$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.6	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.36	$4.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.9	$27.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.5	$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$46.4	$98.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8558	$3658

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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 Bamako

Distance	City	Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi	Koulikoro	$506
116 km or 72 mi	Banamba	$506
147 km or 92 mi	Bougouni	$508
207 km or 129 mi	Segou	$506
237 km or 147 mi	Markala	$508
289 km or 180 mi	Kankan	$1007
293 km or 182 mi	Sikasso	$514
435 km or 270 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$831
438 km or 272 mi	Korhogo	$1099
448 km or 278 mi	Nouna	$821
492 km or 305 mi	Dedougou	$822
510 km or 317 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
512 km or 318 mi	Mamou	$1021
552 km or 343 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
566 km or 352 mi	Yekepa	$503
593 km or 368 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
612 km or 381 mi	Koudougou	$820
613 km or 381 mi	Ouahigouya	$851
634 km or 394 mi	Kenema	$1281
640 km or 398 mi	Bouake	$1123
652 km or 405 mi	Forecariah	$999
663 km or 412 mi	Bo	$1283
664 km or 412 mi	Leo	$846
702 km or 436 mi	Ouagadougou	$961
713 km or 443 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
714 km or 444 mi	Boffa	$999
715 km or 444 mi	Conakry	$1067
726 km or 451 mi	Bafata	$872
728 km or 452 mi	Kakata	$502
736 km or 458 mi	Freetown	$1347
754 km or 469 mi	Kolda	$1044
759 km or 471 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
761 km or 473 mi	Manga	$877
769 km or 478 mi	Monrovia	$536
810 km or 504 mi	Divo	$1083
822 km or 511 mi	Abengourou	$1066
831 km or 516 mi	Bissau	$895
854 km or 530 mi	Agboville	$1057
856 km or 532 mi	Greenville	$502
858 km or 533 mi	Tamale	$576