Antananarivo vs Crete - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Antananarivo	Crete
🚶 Cost of living one person	$564	$1360
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1414	$3211
🏠 One person rent	$217	$647
🏘️ Family rent	$341	$1121
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$474
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.8	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$110	$1212
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	13	32
😀 Quality of life	41	64
🏙️ Population	1.28M	623K

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 59% less expensive than in Crete. Cities ranked 8275th and 4439th ($564 vs $1360) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Madagascar and Greece, respectively. Check Madagascar vs Greece comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Antananarivo compared to 0.9 months in Crete. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Crete ranked 24th in Greece, while ranked 7753rd and 5413th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Crete

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	Antananarivo	Crete
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.36	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.4	$57.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.59	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$5.7
☕ Cappuccino	$1.52	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$614
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$89.7	$459
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$518	$1110
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$163	$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.6	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.4	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.6	$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.44%	4.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$699	$4150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$586	$3071
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.08	$65.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.93	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.04	$8.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.59	$5.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.96	$5.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.61	$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.56	$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$54.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.25	$9.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.9	$39.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.3	$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78	$89.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$46.6	$440
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9859	$5304

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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 Crete

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Heraklion	$1329
39 km or 24 mi	Rethymno	$1207
83 km or 51 mi	Chania	$1320
132 km or 82 mi	Santorini	$1900
241 km or 150 mi	Mykonos	$2084
298 km or 185 mi	Bodrum	$937
300 km or 187 mi	Voula	$1497
303 km or 189 mi	Glyfada	$1663
306 km or 190 mi	Argyroupoli	$1468
310 km or 193 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1410
311 km or 193 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1304
312 km or 194 mi	Kallithea	$1318
313 km or 195 mi	Piraeus	$1240
314 km or 195 mi	Kalamata	$1169
315 km or 196 mi	Athens	$1462
316 km or 196 mi	Nikaia	$1187
317 km or 197 mi	Salamina	$1069
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Ionia	$1286
320 km or 199 mi	Peristeri	$1192
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1279
323 km or 201 mi	Kifissia	$1426
324 km or 202 mi	Rhodes	$1322
327 km or 203 mi	Eleusis	$1139
328 km or 204 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1046
332 km or 207 mi	Tripoli	$1165
340 km or 211 mi	Corinth	$1031
349 km or 217 mi	Marmaris	$893
351 km or 218 mi	Derna	$359
353 km or 220 mi	Kusadasi	$822
358 km or 223 mi	Chios	$1272
369 km or 229 mi	Chalcis	$1199
369 km or 229 mi	Tobruk	$360
377 km or 234 mi	Mugla	$803
386 km or 240 mi	Aydin	$627
399 km or 248 mi	Izmir	$1040
399 km or 248 mi	Tire	$724
407 km or 253 mi	Fethiye	$897
421 km or 262 mi	Nazilli	$680
431 km or 268 mi	Patras	$1104
432 km or 269 mi	Manisa	$767