Antananarivo vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1403
$1152
🏠 One person rent
$218
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$342
$325
🍽️ Food expenses
$190
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.3
$36.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$129
$185
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
13
84
😀 Quality of life
42
60
🏙️ Population
1.28M
9.61M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 19% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 8141st and 8802nd ($564 vs $473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Madagascar and Egypt, respectively. Check Madagascar vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Antananarivo compared to 0.4 months in Cairo. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Cairo ranked 1st in Egypt, while ranked 7545th and 5895th among best cities to live in the world.

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Antananarivo Cairo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.34
$4.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$1.45
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.4
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$144
$259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$17.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.5
$26.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.1
$11.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.59%
17.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$869
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$563
$517
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.13
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.92
$7.95
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$2.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$3.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$4.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$9.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.91
$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.93
$7.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.69
$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$2.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$2.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37
$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.14
$3.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.6
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.36
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.9
$39.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.4
$96.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8558
$2311

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$1207
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$1590
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$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

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$410
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$422
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$395
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$336
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$345
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$287
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$334
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$288
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$326
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$295
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$276
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$274
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$330
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$331
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$306
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$384
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$348
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$271
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$695
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$1867
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1951
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1957
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$517
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1734
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1850
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1645
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1879
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$782
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$1993
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$2032
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$1910
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$354
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$2027
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2064
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$398
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1021
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1947