Antananarivo vs Busan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Antananarivo	Busan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$507	$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1468	$2838
🏠 One person rent	$182	$390
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$797
🍽️ Food expenses	$178	$436
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.7	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$85.4	$2181
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	13	72
😀 Quality of life	35	89
🏙️ Population	1.28M	3.45M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 52% less expensive than in Busan. Cities ranked 8589th and 5092nd ($507 vs $1060) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 30th 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 2.1 months in Busan. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Busan ranked 4th in South Korea, while ranked 7515th and 201st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Busan

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	Antananarivo	Busan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.19	$5.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.8	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.23	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$3.28
☕ Cappuccino	$1.13	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$315	$392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$43.3	$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$427	$825
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.7	$92.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.87%	4.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$624	$7716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$480	$7051
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.13	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.03	$40.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$11.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$2.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$8.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$26.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$6.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$3.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$6.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$4.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.23	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.71	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.82	$4.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.44	$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.53	$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.73	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.2	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.4	$9.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$23
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.26	$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.7	$85.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.4	$80.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$77.3	$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11211	$13395

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Cities near Antananarivo

Distance	City	Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi	Antsirabe	$352
217 km or 135 mi	Toamasina	$447
633 km or 393 mi	Toliara	$389
727 km or 452 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
809 km or 503 mi	Domoni	$1100
842 km or 523 mi	Le Port	$1400
842 km or 523 mi	Saint-Paul	$1459
846 km or 526 mi	La Possession	$1371
848 km or 527 mi	Saint-Leu	$1575
856 km or 532 mi	Saint-Denis	$1322
872 km or 542 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1397
873 km or 542 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1358
874 km or 543 mi	Le Tampon	$1396
879 km or 546 mi	Saint-Andre	$1368
884 km or 549 mi	Nacala	$1150
887 km or 551 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1379
888 km or 552 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1296
925 km or 575 mi	Moroni	$1105
975 km or 606 mi	Nampula	$872
998 km or 620 mi	Pemba	$1506
1047 km or 650 mi	Bambous	$745
1052 km or 654 mi	Quatre Bornes	$671
1054 km or 655 mi	Port Louis	$812
1058 km or 657 mi	Curepipe	$712
1058 km or 658 mi	Triolet	$808
1068 km or 664 mi	Goodlands	$796
1077 km or 669 mi	Centre de Flacq	$667
1078 km or 670 mi	Mahebourg	$785
1128 km or 701 mi	Quelimane	$675
1315 km or 817 mi	Mulanje	$461
1333 km or 828 mi	Beira	$1003
1353 km or 841 mi	Zomba	$457
1373 km or 853 mi	Blantyre	$507
1396 km or 868 mi	Mangochi	$493
1441 km or 896 mi	Ntcheu	$492
1448 km or 900 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
1479 km or 919 mi	Chimoio	$947
1509 km or 937 mi	Tete	$825
1561 km or 970 mi	Mutare	$752
1564 km or 972 mi	Lilongwe	$587

Cities near Busan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Gimhae	$959
27 km or 16 mi	Yangsan	$1027
40 km or 25 mi	Changwon	$1075
46 km or 28 mi	Masan	$998
50 km or 31 mi	Geoje	$887
51 km or 32 mi	Miryang	$1030
56 km or 35 mi	Ulsan	$1059
63 km or 39 mi	Tongyeong	$924
64 km or 40 mi	Sacheon	$983
81 km or 50 mi	Tsushima Island	$901
84 km or 52 mi	Gyeongsan	$991
85 km or 53 mi	Gyeongju	$1388
87 km or 54 mi	Jinju	$1054
94 km or 58 mi	Daegu	$995
98 km or 61 mi	Yeongcheon	$1115
102 km or 64 mi	Tsushima	$903
108 km or 67 mi	Pohang	$988
123 km or 77 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
131 km or 82 mi	Yeosu	$989
138 km or 86 mi	Gumi	$992
141 km or 88 mi	Gimcheon	$977
142 km or 88 mi	Suncheon	$1059
154 km or 96 mi	Namwon	$987
162 km or 101 mi	Iki	$902
165 km or 103 mi	Andong	$880
166 km or 103 mi	Sangju	$1000
183 km or 113 mi	Mungyeong	$979
189 km or 118 mi	Jeonju	$854
193 km or 120 mi	Gwangju	$1101
195 km or 121 mi	Yeongju	$964
198 km or 123 mi	Hirado	$891
199 km or 124 mi	Munakata	$916
199 km or 124 mi	Fukutsu	$916
200 km or 124 mi	Okagaki	$913
201 km or 125 mi	Koga	$921
201 km or 125 mi	Shingu	$919
202 km or 125 mi	Itoshima	$910
202 km or 126 mi	Karatsu	$895
204 km or 127 mi	Daejeon	$992
205 km or 127 mi	Jeongeup	$970