Antananarivo vs Beirut - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Beirut
🚶 Cost of living one person
$600
$1195
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1828
$2942
🏠 One person rent
$263
$623
🏘️ Family rent
$755
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$199
$305
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.8
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$145
$331
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
13
75
😀 Quality of life
39
62
🏙️ Population
1.28M
2.42M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 50% less expensive than in Beirut. Cities ranked 7665th and 4447th ($600 vs $1195) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Madagascar and Lebanon, respectively. Check Madagascar vs Lebanon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Antananarivo compared to 0.3 months in Beirut. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Beirut ranked 1st in Lebanon, while ranked 7272nd and 5118th among best cities to live in the world.

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Antananarivo Beirut
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.87
$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$49.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.56
$7.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$1.15
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$124
$339
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1149
$1592
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$794
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.3
$160
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.2
$247
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57
$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
10.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$786
$3906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$493
$1717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$1.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.09
$65.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$7.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.43
$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.68
$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.3
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.88
$5.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.49
$2.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.51
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.65
$7.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.36
$4.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.1
$82.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.8
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$323
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11649
$4159

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$1506
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$585
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$1439
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$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
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$367

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13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$982
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$882
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$770
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$665
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$633
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$583
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1622
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1570
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1617
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1447
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1645
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1622
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1427
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1567
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1467
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1689
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1660
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$528
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$625
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$1718
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
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$1725
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1593
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$480
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$602
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$1962
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$436
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1850