Antananarivo vs Conakry - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Antananarivo	Conakry
🚶 Cost of living one person	$507	$1061
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1468	$2848
🏠 One person rent	$182	$523
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$1308
🍽️ Food expenses	$178	$365
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.7	$93.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$85.4	$1738
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	13	7
😀 Quality of life	35	25
🏙️ Population	1.28M	1.67M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 52% less expensive than in Conakry. Cities ranked 8589th and 5090th ($507 vs $1061) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Madagascar and Guinea, respectively. Check Madagascar vs Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Antananarivo compared to 1.6 months in Conakry. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Conakry ranked 1st in Guinea, while ranked 7515th and 8567th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Conakry

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	Antananarivo	Conakry
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.19	$6.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.8	$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.23	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.76
☕ Cappuccino	$1.13	$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$1.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$315	$625
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$43.3	$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$427	$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$885
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.7	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$80.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.87%	11.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$624	$279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$480	$396
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.13	$1.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.03	$27.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$8.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$7.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.23	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.71	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.82	$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.44	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.53	$4.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.73	$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.2	$82.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.4	$3.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$31.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.26	$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.7	$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.4	$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$77.3	$99.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11211	$6527

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Conakry

Distance	City	Cost of living
64 km or 40 mi	Forecariah	$998
81 km or 50 mi	Boffa	$998
126 km or 78 mi	Freetown	$1346
203 km or 126 mi	Mamou	$1019
277 km or 172 mi	Bo	$1278
314 km or 195 mi	Bafata	$804
332 km or 206 mi	Kenema	$1272
333 km or 207 mi	Bissau	$827
400 km or 248 mi	Kolda	$964
407 km or 253 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
441 km or 274 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
479 km or 297 mi	Monrovia	$523
493 km or 306 mi	Kankan	$1007
497 km or 309 mi	Kakata	$487
526 km or 327 mi	Brikama	$552
536 km or 333 mi	Lamin	$507
538 km or 334 mi	Banjul	$477
573 km or 356 mi	Nzerekore	$999
575 km or 358 mi	Kaolack	$1000
600 km or 373 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
608 km or 378 mi	Yekepa	$487
610 km or 379 mi	Fatick	$998
682 km or 424 mi	Thies	$1052
696 km or 433 mi	Rufisque	$1046
709 km or 441 mi	Dakar	$1114
713 km or 443 mi	Bougouni	$489
715 km or 444 mi	Bamako	$569
718 km or 446 mi	Greenville	$487
731 km or 454 mi	Louga	$970
767 km or 477 mi	Koulikoro	$490
786 km or 488 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
811 km or 504 mi	Rosso	$647
817 km or 508 mi	Banamba	$491
886 km or 551 mi	Korhogo	$916
902 km or 561 mi	Sikasso	$499
922 km or 573 mi	Segou	$490
935 km or 581 mi	Gagnoa	$904
952 km or 591 mi	Markala	$489
975 km or 606 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
976 km or 606 mi	Bouake	$937