Antananarivo vs Bangui - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Bangui
🚶 Cost of living one person
$600
$489
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1828
$1214
🏠 One person rent
$263
$207
🏘️ Family rent
$755
$399
🍽️ Food expenses
$199
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.8
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$145
$349
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
13
7
😀 Quality of life
39
9
🏙️ Population
1.28M
889K

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 23% more expensive than in Bangui. Cities ranked 7665th and 8577th ($600 vs $489) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Madagascar and the Central African Republic, respectively. Check Madagascar vs the Central African Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Antananarivo compared to 0.7 months in Bangui. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Bangui ranked 1st in the Central African Republic, while ranked 7272nd and 9277th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Bangui

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Antananarivo Bangui
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.87
$2.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.56
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.71
 Cappuccino
$1.15
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$124
$126
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1149
$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.3
$36.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.2
$55.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57
$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
10.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$786
$1457
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$493
$763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.09
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$5.34
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$6.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$4.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$5.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.43
$7.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.68
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.3
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.88
$3.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.49
$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.51
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$21
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.65
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$12.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.36
$3.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.1
$24.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.8
$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$74.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11649
$2658

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
183 km or 114 mi Gemena
$770
308 km or 192 mi Berberati
$462
449 km or 279 mi Bria
$462
480 km or 298 mi Mbandaka
$825
496 km or 308 mi Bumba
$804
532 km or 330 mi Sarh
$469
641 km or 398 mi Ngaoundere
$548
745 km or 463 mi Bongor
$467
783 km or 487 mi Yaounde
$567
790 km or 491 mi Garoua
$633
833 km or 518 mi Maroua
$616
837 km or 520 mi Gamboma
$510
852 km or 529 mi Kisangani
$860
878 km or 545 mi Mubi
$264
911 km or 566 mi Bafoussam
$761
943 km or 586 mi N'Djamena
$501
946 km or 588 mi Bamenda
$436
983 km or 611 mi Douala
$1300
1011 km or 628 mi Kumba
$860
1018 km or 632 mi Bata
$1242
1020 km or 634 mi Isiro
$808
1021 km or 634 mi Maiduguri
$314
1027 km or 638 mi Brazzaville
$561
1033 km or 642 mi Kinshasa
$1001
1035 km or 643 mi Buea
$587
1037 km or 644 mi Limbe
$683
1046 km or 650 mi Kikwit
$829
1058 km or 657 mi Kinkala
$511
1081 km or 672 mi Abeche
$469
1088 km or 676 mi Malabo
$990
1093 km or 679 mi Yambio
$476
1095 km or 680 mi Bol
$468
1095 km or 681 mi Damaturu
$241
1100 km or 683 mi Madingou
$509
1101 km or 684 mi Nyala
$1034
1104 km or 686 mi Libreville
$697
1105 km or 687 mi Wau
$484
1116 km or 693 mi Kayes
$510
1136 km or 706 mi Calabar
$237
1146 km or 712 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$805