Antananarivo vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1414
$1241
🏠 One person rent
$217
$201
🏘️ Family rent
$341
$352
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.8
$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$110
$199
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
13
83
😀 Quality of life
41
63
🏙️ Population
1.28M
9.8M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 11% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 8275th and 8680th ($564 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 7753rd and 5610th among best cities to live in the world.

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Antananarivo Cairo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.36
$4.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.81
☕ Cappuccino
$1.52
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$89.7
$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$401
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$163
$292
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.6
$18.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.4
$27.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.44%
16.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$699
$918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$586
$518
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.08
$9.22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$2.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.86
$4.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$9.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.04
$8.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.96
$2.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$2.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$4.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.4
$2.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.3
$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.6
$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9859
$2645

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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
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$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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$394
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$443
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$402
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$343
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$361
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$294
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$340
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$297
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$335
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$300
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$288
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$282
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$341
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$323
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$319
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$400
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$356
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$283
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$776
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$1936
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$2022
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1993
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$479
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$1853
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$1761
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1700
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$1962
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$800
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$2145
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$2079
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$2002
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$360
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$2172
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$415
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$1062
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$2066