Antananarivo vs Can Tho - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Antananarivo	Can Tho
🚶 Cost of living one person	$564	$439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1403	$1164
🏠 One person rent	$218	$156
🏘️ Family rent	$342	$260
🍽️ Food expenses	$190	$181
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.3	$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$129	$160
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	13	18
😀 Quality of life	42	37
🏙️ Population	1.28M	1.25M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 28% more expensive than in Can Tho. Cities ranked 8141st and 8893rd ($564 vs $439) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 35th in Madagascar and Vietnam, respectively. Check Madagascar vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Antananarivo compared to 0.4 months in Can Tho. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Can Tho ranked 19th in Vietnam, while ranked 7545th and 8088th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Can Tho

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	Antananarivo	Can Tho
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.34	$1.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$23
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.91	$3.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$1.45	$0.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$336	$171
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$78.4	$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$601	$301
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$144	$182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.7	$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.5	$44.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.59%	9.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$823	$2276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$563	$1278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.13	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.92	$8.93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.1	$5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.03	$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$3.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.93	$7.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.69	$1.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.91	$1.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.59	$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.56	$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.76	$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37	$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.14	$3.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.6	$25.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.36	$5.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.9	$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.5	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$46.4	$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8558	$6824

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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 Can Tho

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Sa Dec	$502
52 km or 33 mi	Soc Trang	$507
54 km or 34 mi	Long Xuyen	$498
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$515
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$494
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$686
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$507
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$734
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$519
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$410
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$493
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$727
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$622
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$482
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$491
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$572
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$516
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$635
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$523
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$650
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$708
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$571
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$508
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$718
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$501
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$787
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$812
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$741
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$812