Antananarivo vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Antananarivo | Dar es Salaam | |
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| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
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| 😷 Air quality | ||
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
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The cost of living in Antananarivo is 17% less expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 7665th and 6696th ($600 vs $720) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Madagascar and Tanzania, respectively. Check Madagascar vs Tanzania comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Antananarivo compared to 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Dar es Salaam ranked 1st in Tanzania, while ranked 7272nd and 5965th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Antananarivo vs Dar es Salaam
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| Antananarivo | Dar es Salaam | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 115 km or 72 mi |  Antsirabe | |
| 217 km or 135 mi | Toamasina | |
| 633 km or 393 mi | Toliara | |
| 727 km or 452 mi |  Mamoudzou | |
| 809 km or 503 mi |  Domoni | |
| 842 km or 523 mi | Le Port | |
| 842 km or 523 mi | Saint-Paul | |
| 846 km or 526 mi | La Possession | |
| 848 km or 527 mi | Saint-Leu | |
| 856 km or 532 mi | Saint-Denis | |
| 872 km or 542 mi | Saint-Pierre | |
| 873 km or 542 mi | Sainte-Suzanne | |
| 874 km or 543 mi | Le Tampon | |
| 879 km or 546 mi | Saint-Andre | |
| 884 km or 549 mi |  Nacala | |
| 887 km or 551 mi | Saint-Benoit | |
| 888 km or 552 mi | Saint-Joseph | |
| 925 km or 575 mi | Moroni | |
| 975 km or 606 mi | Nampula | |
| 998 km or 620 mi | Pemba | |
| 1047 km or 650 mi |  Bambous | |
| 1052 km or 654 mi | Quatre Bornes | |
| 1054 km or 655 mi | Port Louis | |
| 1058 km or 657 mi | Curepipe | |
| 1058 km or 658 mi | Triolet | |
| 1068 km or 664 mi | Goodlands | |
| 1077 km or 669 mi | Centre de Flacq | |
| 1078 km or 670 mi | Mahebourg | |
| 1128 km or 701 mi | Quelimane | |
| 1315 km or 817 mi |  Mulanje | |
| 1333 km or 828 mi | Beira | |
| 1353 km or 841 mi | Zomba | |
| 1373 km or 853 mi | Blantyre | |
| 1396 km or 868 mi | Mangochi | |
| 1441 km or 896 mi | Ntcheu | |
| 1448 km or 900 mi | Monkey Bay | |
| 1479 km or 919 mi | Chimoio | |
| 1509 km or 937 mi | Tete | |
| 1561 km or 970 mi |  Mutare | |
| 1564 km or 972 mi | Lilongwe |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 71 km or 44 mi |  Zanzibar | |
| 71 km or 44 mi | Stone Town | |
| 179 km or 111 mi | Morogoro | |
| 194 km or 120 mi | Tanga | |
| 309 km or 192 mi |  Mombasa | |
| 395 km or 246 mi | Dodoma | |
| 409 km or 254 mi | Malindi | |
| 441 km or 274 mi | Moshi | |
| 478 km or 297 mi | Arusha | |
| 629 km or 391 mi | Machakos | |
| 671 km or 417 mi | Nairobi | |
| 684 km or 425 mi | Mbeya | |
| 684 km or 425 mi | Thika | |
| 698 km or 434 mi | Moroni | |
| 700 km or 435 mi | Pemba | |
| 774 km or 481 mi | Mzuzu | |
| 783 km or 486 mi | Meru | |
| 808 km or 502 mi | Nakuru | |
| 836 km or 520 mi | Domoni | |
| 843 km or 524 mi | Mzimba | |
| 853 km or 530 mi | Mwanza | |
| 864 km or 537 mi | Nacala | |
| 899 km or 559 mi | Kisumu | |
| 925 km or 575 mi | Nampula | |
| 927 km or 576 mi | Eldoret | |
| 931 km or 578 mi | Mamoudzou | |
| 938 km or 583 mi | Monkey Bay | |
| 955 km or 594 mi | Mumias | |
| 959 km or 596 mi | Mangochi | |
| 969 km or 602 mi |  Kasama | |
| 1000 km or 621 mi | Lilongwe | |
| 1007 km or 626 mi |  Tororo | |
| 1026 km or 637 mi | Ntcheu | |
| 1044 km or 648 mi | Mbale | |
| 1047 km or 651 mi | Zomba | |
| 1049 km or 652 mi | Jinja | |
| 1067 km or 663 mi |  Ruyigi | |
| 1074 km or 667 mi | Entebbe | |
| 1076 km or 668 mi | Rutana | |
| 1084 km or 674 mi | Muyinga |