Antananarivo vs Bucharest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Bucharest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$604
$1148
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1515
$2906
🏠 One person rent
$241
$562
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$953
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.8
$81.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$111
$1455
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
13
78
😀 Quality of life
41
84
🏙️ Population
1.28M
1.72M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 47% less expensive than in Bucharest. Cities ranked 7948th and 4877th ($604 vs $1148) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Madagascar and Romania, respectively. Check Madagascar vs Romania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Antananarivo compared to 1.3 months in Bucharest. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Bucharest ranked 1st in Romania, while ranked 7675th and 482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Antananarivo Bucharest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.19
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.4
$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.92
$8.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$3.49
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$3.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$308
$600
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$404
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$567
$1100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$188
$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.6
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.5
$9.73
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.75%
6.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$686
$3876
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$599
$2257
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.95
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$6.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.75
$9.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$7.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.36
$7.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.68
$6.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.74
$4.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.59
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.3
$46.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.53
$8.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$66.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.56
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.1
$84.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.6
$95.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$39.8
$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11359
$14018

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$1196
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$1615
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$1663
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$1584
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$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
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$587

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$995
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$920
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$896
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$800
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$776
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$708
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$801
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$722
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$771
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$1018
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$653
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$672
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$1120
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$762
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$801
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$705
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$701
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$804
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$857
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$870
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$953
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$662
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$906
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$610
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1140
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1041
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1119
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$676
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$818
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$733
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$874
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$824
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$823
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$809
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$702
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$855
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$749
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$807
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$673
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$725