Antananarivo vs Bucharest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Bucharest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$600
$961
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1828
$2436
🏠 One person rent
$263
$449
🏘️ Family rent
$755
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$199
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.8
$70.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$145
$1072
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
13
76
😀 Quality of life
39
77
🏙️ Population
1.28M
1.72M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 38% less expensive than in Bucharest. Cities ranked 7665th and 5593rd ($600 vs $961) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.1 months in Bucharest. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Bucharest ranked 1st in Romania, while ranked 7272nd and 703rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Antananarivo Bucharest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.87
$9.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$44.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.56
$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.68
 Cappuccino
$1.15
$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$124
$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1149
$863
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$587
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.3
$92.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.2
$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57
$8.75
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
7.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$786
$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$493
$1649
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.09
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$5.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$6.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$2.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.43
$6.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.68
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.3
$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.88
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.49
$5.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.51
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.65
$7.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$54.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.36
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.1
$73.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.8
$81.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11649
$9569

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$1439
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$1487
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$1417
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$1618
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$1394
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$1324
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$1406
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$1365
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$1411
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$1127
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$1404
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$1334
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$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
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$970
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$645
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$367

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$702
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$681
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$758
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$701
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$739
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$758
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$610
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$611
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$928
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$654
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$595
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$719
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$718
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$646
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$748
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$639
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$813
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$495
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$743
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$616
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$851
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$898
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$962
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$563
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$800
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$641
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$746
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$702
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$812
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$730
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$561
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$508
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$865
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$670
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$661
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$678