Antananarivo vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Antananarivo	Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$604	$2555
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1515	$5866
🏠 One person rent	$241	$1447
🏘️ Family rent	$382	$2513
🍽️ Food expenses	$198	$713
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.8	$199
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$111	$4784
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	13	94
😀 Quality of life	41	97
🏙️ Population	1.28M	667K

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 76% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 7948th and 805th ($604 vs $2555) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Madagascar and Denmark, respectively. Check Madagascar vs Denmark comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Antananarivo compared to 1.9 months in Copenhagen. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 7675th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Antananarivo	Copenhagen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.19	$21.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.4	$108
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.92	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$9.09
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$7.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$5.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$1680
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$1193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$567	$2988
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$188	$2119
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.6	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.5	$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.75%	3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$686	$11390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$599	$7705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$3.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.95	$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$2.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$2.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$3.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.1	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$3.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$4.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$5.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.36	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.68	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.08	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.74	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.59	$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.83	$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.3	$56.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.53	$20.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$68.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.56	$38
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.1	$111
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$39.8	$815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11359	$12710

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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 Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2533
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2334
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2195
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1423
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1793
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2151
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2220
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1567
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1568
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$2053
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1504
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1583
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1478
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2073
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1447
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1399
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1358
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1893
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1792
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1429
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2135
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1584
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1441
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1731
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1650
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1477
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1638
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1621
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1483
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1840
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1464
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1570
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1654
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1852
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1411
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1637
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1415
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1475
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1723
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1557