Antananarivo vs Bangkok - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Bangkok
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1403
$2465
🏠 One person rent
$218
$424
🏘️ Family rent
$342
$741
🍽️ Food expenses
$190
$278
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.3
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$129
$707
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
13
89
😀 Quality of life
42
75
🏙️ Population
1.28M
5.68M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 41% less expensive than in Bangkok. Cities ranked 8141st and 5912th ($564 vs $958) 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 0.7 months in Bangkok. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Bangkok ranked 1st in Thailand, while ranked 7545th and 1890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Antananarivo Bangkok
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.34
$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$30.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$6.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$2.79
☕ Cappuccino
$1.45
$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$611
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.4
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$1104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$144
$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$57.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.5
$87.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.1
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.59%
5.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$5905
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$563
$2775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.13
$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.92
$36.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$3.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.91
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.93
$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.69
$4.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$2.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37
$55.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.14
$8.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.6
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.36
$8.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.9
$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.4
$561
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8558
$13469

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Distance City Cost of living
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$493
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$737
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$774
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$774
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$736
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$635
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$675
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$623
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$779
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$770
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$812
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$787
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$724
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$718
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$680
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$553
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$623
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$708
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$571
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$558
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$650
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$590
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$812
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$567
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$765
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$581
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$578
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$763
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$741
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$558
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1152
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$593
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$622
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$829
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$511
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$504
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$614
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$727
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$727
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$571