Antananarivo vs Bucharest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Bucharest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$507
$988
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1468
$2566
🏠 One person rent
$182
$474
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$877
🍽️ Food expenses
$178
$339
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.7
$67.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$85.4
$1247
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
13
77
😀 Quality of life
35
79
🏙️ Population
1.28M
1.72M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 49% less expensive than in Bucharest. Cities ranked 8589th and 5565th ($507 vs $988) 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 1.3 months in Bucharest. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Bucharest ranked 1st in Romania, while ranked 7515th and 645th among best cities to live in the world.

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Antananarivo Bucharest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.19
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.8
$44.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.23
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.9
☕ Cappuccino
$1.13
$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$315
$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$43.3
$337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$427
$999
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$310
$658
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.7
$90.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.7
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.3
$9.28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.87%
7.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$624
$3094
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$480
$1793
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.13
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.03
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$5.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$6.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.23
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.44
$5.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.82
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.44
$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.53
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.2
$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.4
$7.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.26
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.7
$72.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.4
$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$77.3
$569
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11211
$11573

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AntananarivoBucharest

Cost of living

$349

$907

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$1396
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$1368
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$1150
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$1379
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$1296
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$1105
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$872
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$1506
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$745
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$671
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$812
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$712
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$808
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$796
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$667
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$785
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$675
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$461
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$1003
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$457
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$507
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$493
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$492
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$518
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$825
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$752
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$587

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$847
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$796
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$633
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$704
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$629
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$729
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$696
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$722
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$743
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$623
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$622
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$938
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$731
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$770
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$594
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$680
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$702
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$752
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$741
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$848
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$598
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$786
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$631
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$892
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$929
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$1002
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$546
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$698
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$646
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$837
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$718
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$812
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$725
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$574
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$721
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$687
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$650
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$605
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$758