Antananarivo vs Bucharest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Bucharest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1403
$2864
🏠 One person rent
$218
$525
🏘️ Family rent
$342
$907
🍽️ Food expenses
$190
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.3
$80
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$129
$1391
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
13
77
😀 Quality of life
42
81
🏙️ Population
1.28M
1.72M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 49% less expensive than in Bucharest. Cities ranked 8141st and 4913th ($564 vs $1116) 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 1.2 months in Bucharest. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Bucharest ranked 1st in Romania, while ranked 7545th and 646th among best cities to live in the world.

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Antananarivo Bucharest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.34
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$8.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$1.45
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$2.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$576
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.4
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$1044
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$144
$667
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$98.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.5
$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.1
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.59%
7.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$3651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$563
$2102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.13
$1.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.92
$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$6.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$9.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.91
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.93
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.69
$6.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37
$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.14
$8.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.6
$61.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.36
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.9
$79.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.4
$664
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8558
$14350

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$1624
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$1207
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$1590
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$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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$970
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$910
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$885
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$777
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$802
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$692
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$857
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$775
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$762
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$873
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$675
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$681
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$1056
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$752
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$835
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$667
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$712
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$789
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$898
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$871
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$909
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$643
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$895
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$591
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1039
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1024
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1103
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$618
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$805
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$703
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$854
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$832
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$926
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$797
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$706
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$848
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$766
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$724
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$668
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$749