Antananarivo vs Busan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Antananarivo Busan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1403
$2784
🏠 One person rent
$218
$427
🏘️ Family rent
$342
$724
🍽️ Food expenses
$190
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.3
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$129
$2577
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
13
72
😀 Quality of life
42
92
🏙️ Population
1.28M
3.45M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 49% less expensive than in Busan. Cities ranked 8141st and 4938th ($564 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th in Madagascar and South Korea, respectively. Check Madagascar vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Antananarivo compared to 2.3 months in Busan. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Busan ranked 4th in South Korea, while ranked 7545th and 150th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Antananarivo vs Busan infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Antananarivo vs Busan

Prices for goods and services in Antananarivo and Busan are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Antananarivo Busan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.34
$6.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$28.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$5.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$3.25
☕ Cappuccino
$1.45
$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.4
$278
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$144
$499
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$97.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.5
$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.1
$24.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.59%
4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$8888
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$563
$7037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.13
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.92
$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$8.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$26.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$6.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$3.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$7.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$4.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.91
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.93
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.69
$3.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$4.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37
$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.14
$9.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.6
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.36
$8.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.9
$85.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$71.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.4
$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8558
$13429

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Antananarivo

Distance City Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi Antsirabe
$493
217 km or 135 mi Toamasina
$476
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$453
727 km or 452 mi Mamoudzou
$1624
809 km or 503 mi Domoni
$1207
842 km or 523 mi Le Port
$1590
842 km or 523 mi Saint-Paul
$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

Cities near Busan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$975
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1039
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1084
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1008
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$913
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1038
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1076
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$934
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$984
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$937
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1001
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1097
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1064
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1062
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1008
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$933
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1024
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$991
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$994
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$949
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$934
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1016
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$980
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$925
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$929
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$957
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$973
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$831
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1081
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$1005
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$908
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$950
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$942
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$955
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$939
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$936
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$923
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$913
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$959
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$981