Antananarivo vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$722
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1528
$2042
🏠 One person rent
$205
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$516
$883
🍽️ Food expenses
$178
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.3
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$131
$274
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
13
44
😀 Quality of life
36
55
🏙️ Population
1.28M
4.72M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 28% less expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 8538th and 6805th ($519 vs $722) 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 0.3 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 7340th and 5882nd 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
$3.31
$2.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$18.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.36
$7.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.91
☕ Cappuccino
$1.07
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$441
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.4
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$618
$1146
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$375
$697
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.4
$58.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.4
$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
18.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$5041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$490
$5974
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.99
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.65
$8.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$4.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.78
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.38
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.31
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.62
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.62
$3.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.35
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.7
$10.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.3
$51.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11512
$8603

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$348
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$457
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$403
727 km or 452 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
809 km or 503 mi Domoni
$1093
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$1481
842 km or 523 mi Saint-Paul
$1538
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1441
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1665
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1397
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1454
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1432
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1457
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1444
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1394
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1451
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1371
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$1091
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$1190
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1500
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$767
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$674
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$826
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$701
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$804
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$796
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$789
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$777
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$670
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$500
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$1000
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$498
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$591
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$516
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$515
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$526
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$953
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$834
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$662
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$582

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$736
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$675
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$639
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$601
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$560
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$564
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$548
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$543
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$482
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$745
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$433
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$571
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1091
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1500
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$534
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$535
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$493
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1093
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$574
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$466
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1394
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$518
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$1190
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$460
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$526
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$483
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$516
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1079
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$582
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$581
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$515
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$583
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$498
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$511
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$509
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$559
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$509
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$509