Antananarivo vs Conakry - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Antananarivo	Conakry
🚶 Cost of living one person	$604	$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1515	$2385
🏠 One person rent	$241	$509
🏘️ Family rent	$382	$829
🍽️ Food expenses	$198	$369
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.8	$94.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$111	$170
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	13	6
😀 Quality of life	41	22
🏙️ Population	1.28M	1.67M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 43% less expensive than in Conakry. Cities ranked 7948th and 5197th ($604 vs $1050) 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 0.2 months in Conakry. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Conakry ranked 1st in Guinea, while ranked 7675th and 9058th 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	$6.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.4	$35.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.92	$9.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$3.1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$552
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$268
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$567	$973
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$188	$494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.6	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.5	$80.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.75%	10.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$686	$191
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$599	$852
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$1.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.95	$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.1	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$7.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$10
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.36	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.68	$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.08	$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.74	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.59	$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.83	$3.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.3	$81.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.53	$3.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.56	$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.1	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$39.8	$135
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11359	$6339

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Cities near Antananarivo

Distance	City	Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi	Antsirabe	$533
217 km or 135 mi	Toamasina	$511
633 km or 393 mi	Toliara	$493
727 km or 452 mi	Mamoudzou	$1603
809 km or 503 mi	Domoni	$1196
842 km or 523 mi	Le Port	$1615
842 km or 523 mi	Saint-Paul	$1663
846 km or 526 mi	La Possession	$1584
848 km or 527 mi	Saint-Leu	$1762
856 km or 532 mi	Saint-Denis	$1503
872 km or 542 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1575
873 km or 542 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1551
874 km or 543 mi	Le Tampon	$1559
879 km or 546 mi	Saint-Andre	$1563
884 km or 549 mi	Nacala	$1167
887 km or 551 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1567
888 km or 552 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1444
925 km or 575 mi	Moroni	$1196
975 km or 606 mi	Nampula	$933
998 km or 620 mi	Pemba	$1511
1047 km or 650 mi	Bambous	$747
1052 km or 654 mi	Quatre Bornes	$688
1054 km or 655 mi	Port Louis	$802
1058 km or 657 mi	Curepipe	$871
1058 km or 658 mi	Triolet	$819
1068 km or 664 mi	Goodlands	$810
1077 km or 669 mi	Centre de Flacq	$665
1078 km or 670 mi	Mahebourg	$820
1128 km or 701 mi	Quelimane	$691
1315 km or 817 mi	Mulanje	$456
1333 km or 828 mi	Beira	$952
1353 km or 841 mi	Zomba	$452
1373 km or 853 mi	Blantyre	$495
1396 km or 868 mi	Mangochi	$494
1441 km or 896 mi	Ntcheu	$489
1448 km or 900 mi	Monkey Bay	$516
1479 km or 919 mi	Chimoio	$875
1509 km or 937 mi	Tete	$792
1561 km or 970 mi	Mutare	$754
1564 km or 972 mi	Lilongwe	$587

Cities near Conakry

Distance	City	Cost of living
64 km or 40 mi	Forecariah	$984
81 km or 50 mi	Boffa	$983
126 km or 78 mi	Freetown	$1272
203 km or 126 mi	Mamou	$1005
277 km or 172 mi	Bo	$1231
314 km or 195 mi	Bafata	$831
332 km or 206 mi	Kenema	$1219
333 km or 207 mi	Bissau	$857
400 km or 248 mi	Kolda	$1119
407 km or 253 mi	Gueckedou	$998
441 km or 274 mi	Ziguinchor	$1109
479 km or 297 mi	Monrovia	$518
493 km or 306 mi	Kankan	$993
497 km or 309 mi	Kakata	$487
526 km or 327 mi	Brikama	$611
536 km or 333 mi	Lamin	$545
538 km or 334 mi	Banjul	$527
573 km or 356 mi	Nzerekore	$993
575 km or 358 mi	Kaolack	$1164
600 km or 373 mi	Sanniquellie	$486
608 km or 378 mi	Yekepa	$487
610 km or 379 mi	Fatick	$1163
682 km or 424 mi	Thies	$1214
696 km or 433 mi	Rufisque	$1206
709 km or 441 mi	Dakar	$1281
713 km or 443 mi	Bougouni	$494
715 km or 444 mi	Bamako	$561
718 km or 446 mi	Greenville	$487
731 km or 454 mi	Louga	$1141
767 km or 477 mi	Koulikoro	$493
786 km or 488 mi	Saint-Louis	$1140
811 km or 504 mi	Rosso	$619
817 km or 508 mi	Banamba	$494
886 km or 551 mi	Korhogo	$1076
902 km or 561 mi	Sikasso	$501
922 km or 573 mi	Segou	$495
935 km or 581 mi	Gagnoa	$1062
952 km or 591 mi	Markala	$495
975 km or 606 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1044
976 km or 606 mi	Bouake	$1100