Antananarivo vs Can Tho - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Antananarivo	Can Tho
🚶 Cost of living one person	$564	$456
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1414	$1218
🏠 One person rent	$217	$158
🏘️ Family rent	$341	$269
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.8	$53.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$110	$160
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	13	20
😀 Quality of life	41	43
🏙️ Population	1.28M	3.21M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 24% more expensive than in Can Tho. Cities ranked 8275th and 8867th ($564 vs $456) 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 14th in Vietnam, while ranked 7753rd and 7544th 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	$3.36	$1.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.4	$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.59	$3.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.16
☕ Cappuccino	$1.52	$0.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$175
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$89.7	$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$518	$313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$163	$188
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.6	$29.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.4	$45.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.6	$9.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.44%	8.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$699	$2631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$586	$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.08	$9.12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$5.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$1.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.93	$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.04	$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.59	$1.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.96	$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.61	$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.56	$0.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$19.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.25	$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.9	$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.3	$19.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78	$96.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$46.6	$192
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9859	$6966

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Cities near Antananarivo

Distance	City	Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi	Antsirabe	$496
217 km or 135 mi	Toamasina	$481
633 km or 393 mi	Toliara	$460
727 km or 452 mi	Mamoudzou	$1652
809 km or 503 mi	Domoni	$1237
842 km or 523 mi	Le Port	$1624
842 km or 523 mi	Saint-Paul	$1681
846 km or 526 mi	La Possession	$1600
848 km or 527 mi	Saint-Leu	$1795
856 km or 532 mi	Saint-Denis	$1562
872 km or 542 mi	Saint-Pierre	$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
925 km or 575 mi	Moroni	$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
1564 km or 972 mi	Lilongwe	$591

Cities near Can Tho

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Sa Dec	$519
52 km or 33 mi	Soc Trang	$523
54 km or 34 mi	Long Xuyen	$514
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$535
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$512
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$708
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$526
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$762
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$540
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$419
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$525
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$760
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$587
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$500
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$506
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$572
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$535
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$652
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$543
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$679
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$763
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$575
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$541
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$768
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$519
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$846
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$874
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$782
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$845