Antananarivo vs Brisbane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Antananarivo	Brisbane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$564	$2269
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1414	$5424
🏠 One person rent	$217	$1398
🏘️ Family rent	$341	$2462
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$574
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.8	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$110	$4258
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	13	66
😀 Quality of life	41	98
🏙️ Population	1.28M	2.71M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 75% less expensive than in Brisbane. Cities ranked 8275th and 1349th ($564 vs $2269) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Madagascar and Australia, respectively. Check Madagascar vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Antananarivo compared to 1.9 months in Brisbane. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Brisbane ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 7753rd and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Brisbane

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	Antananarivo	Brisbane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.36	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.4	$68.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.59	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$8.04
☕ Cappuccino	$1.52	$4.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$2.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$1660
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$89.7	$1147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$518	$3002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$163	$2079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.6	$94.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.4	$144
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.6	$54.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.44%	5.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$699	$7935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$586	$5145
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.08	$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$4.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$9.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$9.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$3.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$3.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.93	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.04	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$4.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.59	$24.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.96	$7.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.61	$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.56	$3.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$48
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.25	$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.9	$61.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.3	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$46.6	$1949
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9859	$12459

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Cities near Antananarivo

Distance	City	Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi	Antsirabe	$496
217 km or 135 mi	Toamasina	$481
633 km or 393 mi	Toliara	$460
727 km or 452 mi	Mamoudzou	$1652
809 km or 503 mi	Domoni	$1237
842 km or 523 mi	Le Port	$1624
842 km or 523 mi	Saint-Paul	$1681
846 km or 526 mi	La Possession	$1600
848 km or 527 mi	Saint-Leu	$1795
856 km or 532 mi	Saint-Denis	$1562
872 km or 542 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1640
873 km or 542 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1588
874 km or 543 mi	Le Tampon	$1618
879 km or 546 mi	Saint-Andre	$1597
884 km or 549 mi	Nacala	$1181
887 km or 551 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1602
888 km or 552 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1468
925 km or 575 mi	Moroni	$1233
975 km or 606 mi	Nampula	$935
998 km or 620 mi	Pemba	$1521
1047 km or 650 mi	Bambous	$749
1052 km or 654 mi	Quatre Bornes	$697
1054 km or 655 mi	Port Louis	$812
1058 km or 657 mi	Curepipe	$819
1058 km or 658 mi	Triolet	$815
1068 km or 664 mi	Goodlands	$807
1077 km or 669 mi	Centre de Flacq	$672
1078 km or 670 mi	Mahebourg	$796
1128 km or 701 mi	Quelimane	$692
1315 km or 817 mi	Mulanje	$461
1333 km or 828 mi	Beira	$1000
1353 km or 841 mi	Zomba	$458
1373 km or 853 mi	Blantyre	$505
1396 km or 868 mi	Mangochi	$496
1441 km or 896 mi	Ntcheu	$495
1448 km or 900 mi	Monkey Bay	$521
1479 km or 919 mi	Chimoio	$924
1509 km or 937 mi	Tete	$828
1561 km or 970 mi	Mutare	$764
1564 km or 972 mi	Lilongwe	$591

Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1813
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1988
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1864
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1288
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1640
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1997
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1867
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2379
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2050
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1710
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2482
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1699
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1477
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1821
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2223
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1824
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1839
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1904
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1860
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1894