Antananarivo vs Bangkok - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Bangkok
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$994
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1528
$2947
🏠 One person rent
$205
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$516
$1110
🍽️ Food expenses
$178
$301
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.3
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$131
$723
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
13
89
😀 Quality of life
36
74
🏙️ Population
1.28M
5.68M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 48% less expensive than in Bangkok. Cities ranked 8538th and 5738th ($519 vs $994) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Madagascar and Thailand, respectively. Check Madagascar vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Antananarivo compared to 0.7 months in Bangkok. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Bangkok ranked 1st in Thailand, while ranked 7340th and 1355th among best cities to live in the world.

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Antananarivo Bangkok
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.31
$4.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.36
$6.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$3.16
☕ Cappuccino
$1.07
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$568
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.4
$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$618
$1675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$375
$829
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$63
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.4
$96.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.4
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
6.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$5850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$490
$2650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$1.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.99
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.65
$22.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$3.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.78
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.38
$19.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.31
$4.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$2.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.62
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.62
$7.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$40.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.35
$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.7
$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.3
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$662
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11512
$13758

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$1549
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$1093
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$1481
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$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

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$759
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$787
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$786
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$739
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$613
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$664
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$564
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$769
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$758
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$800
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$773
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$676
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$703
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$564
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$674
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$570
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$633
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$697
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$533
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$559
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$630
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$608
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$806
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$564
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$763
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$612
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$555
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$754
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$745
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$561
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$1168
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$635
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$582
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$819
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$529
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$514
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$919
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$711
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$742
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$783