Antananarivo vs Bangkok - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Antananarivo	Bangkok
🚶 Cost of living one person	$604	$996
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1515	$2570
🏠 One person rent	$241	$434
🏘️ Family rent	$382	$753
🍽️ Food expenses	$198	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.8	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$111	$635
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	13	89
😀 Quality of life	41	74
🏙️ Population	1.28M	5.68M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 39% less expensive than in Bangkok. Cities ranked 7948th and 5606th ($604 vs $996) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Madagascar and Thailand, respectively. Check Madagascar vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Antananarivo compared to 0.6 months in Bangkok. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Bangkok ranked 1st in Thailand, while ranked 7675th and 2044th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Bangkok

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	Antananarivo	Bangkok
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.19	$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.4	$36.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.92	$7.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$3.03
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$606
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$567	$1118
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$188	$525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.6	$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58	$91.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.5	$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.75%	5.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$686	$6402
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$599	$3365
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$1.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.95	$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.1	$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.36	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.68	$4.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.08	$2.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.74	$4.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.59	$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.83	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.3	$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.53	$7.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.56	$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.1	$69.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$39.8	$533
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11359	$16017

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Cities near Antananarivo

Distance	City	Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi	Antsirabe	$533
217 km or 135 mi	Toamasina	$511
633 km or 393 mi	Toliara	$493
727 km or 452 mi	Mamoudzou	$1603
809 km or 503 mi	Domoni	$1196
842 km or 523 mi	Le Port	$1615
842 km or 523 mi	Saint-Paul	$1663
846 km or 526 mi	La Possession	$1584
848 km or 527 mi	Saint-Leu	$1762
856 km or 532 mi	Saint-Denis	$1503
872 km or 542 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1575
873 km or 542 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1551
874 km or 543 mi	Le Tampon	$1559
879 km or 546 mi	Saint-Andre	$1563
884 km or 549 mi	Nacala	$1167
887 km or 551 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1567
888 km or 552 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1444
925 km or 575 mi	Moroni	$1196
975 km or 606 mi	Nampula	$933
998 km or 620 mi	Pemba	$1511
1047 km or 650 mi	Bambous	$747
1052 km or 654 mi	Quatre Bornes	$688
1054 km or 655 mi	Port Louis	$802
1058 km or 657 mi	Curepipe	$871
1058 km or 658 mi	Triolet	$819
1068 km or 664 mi	Goodlands	$810
1077 km or 669 mi	Centre de Flacq	$665
1078 km or 670 mi	Mahebourg	$820
1128 km or 701 mi	Quelimane	$691
1315 km or 817 mi	Mulanje	$456
1333 km or 828 mi	Beira	$952
1353 km or 841 mi	Zomba	$452
1373 km or 853 mi	Blantyre	$495
1396 km or 868 mi	Mangochi	$494
1441 km or 896 mi	Ntcheu	$489
1448 km or 900 mi	Monkey Bay	$516
1479 km or 919 mi	Chimoio	$875
1509 km or 937 mi	Tete	$792
1561 km or 970 mi	Mutare	$754
1564 km or 972 mi	Lilongwe	$587

Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$794
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$762
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$616
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$839
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$809
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$787
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$724
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$567
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$718
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$601
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$601
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$564
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$735
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$968
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$582
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$656
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$776
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$750
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$610