Antananarivo vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$604
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1515
$1928
🏠 One person rent
$241
$334
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$567
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.8
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$111
$103
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
13
46
😀 Quality of life
41
55
🏙️ Population
1.28M
4.72M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 18% less expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 7948th and 7084th ($604 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.1 months in Dar es Salaam. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Dar es Salaam ranked 1st in Tanzania, while ranked 7675th and 6319th 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
$3.19
$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.4
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.92
$9.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.98
 Cappuccino
$1.73
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$308
$537
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$567
$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$188
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.6
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$68.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.5
$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.75%
18.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$686
$1532
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$599
$1077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.95
$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$13.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.75
$8.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$4.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.36
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.68
$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$3.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.74
$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.59
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.3
$82.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.53
$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.56
$4.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.1
$16.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.6
$44.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$39.8
$570
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11359
$13482

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$586
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$546
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$417
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$533
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$611
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$495
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$540
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$618
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$415
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$807
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$463
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$448
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1196
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1511
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$522
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$543
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$532
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1196
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$559
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$613
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1167
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$549
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$933
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$513
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1603
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$516
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$524
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$494
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1132
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$587
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$603
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$489
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$624
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$452
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$573
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$688
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$531
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$690
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$688