Antananarivo vs Bucharest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Bucharest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$1138
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1414
$2971
🏠 One person rent
$217
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$341
$931
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.8
$84.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$110
$1467
😷 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 50% less expensive than in Bucharest. Cities ranked 8275th and 4935th ($564 vs $1138) 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 7753rd and 508th among best cities to live in the world.

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Antananarivo Bucharest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.36
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$57.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$8.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$3.53
☕ Cappuccino
$1.52
$3.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$89.7
$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$1055
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$163
$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.6
$99.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.4
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.44%
7.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$699
$4123
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$586
$2286
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.08
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$6.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.86
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.04
$7.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$6.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.96
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$3.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$8.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$69.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.4
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.3
$86.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.6
$769
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9859
$16525

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$1624
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$1681
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$1600
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$1795
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$1562
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$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
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$591

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$999
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$956
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$926
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$784
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$800
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$724
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$831
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$758
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$777
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$970
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$695
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$666
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$1150
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$759
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$826
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$704
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$732
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$805
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$910
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$871
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$983
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$665
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$950
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$607
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1099
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1062
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1132
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$644
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$840
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$716
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$916
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$844
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$864
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$841
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$738
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$872
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$763
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$773
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$683
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$795