Antananarivo vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

Antananarivo Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$625
$963
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1760
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$261
$570
🏘️ Family rent
$650
$787
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.3
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$292
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
13
43
😀 Quality of life
40
56
🏙️ Population
1.28M
4.72M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 35% less expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 7428th and 5701st ($625 vs $963) 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 0.3 months in Dar es Salaam. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Dar es Salaam ranked 1st in Tanzania, while ranked 7095th and 5816th 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
$4.21
$3.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.1
$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.43
$6.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.16
☕ Cappuccino
$1.17
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$389
$505
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$470
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$922
$771
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$457
$636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.6
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.7
$91
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59
$33.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.57%
12.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$942
$3860
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$499
$7272
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.73
$13.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.71
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$5.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$3.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.96
$6.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.36
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.99
$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.6
$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.54
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.85
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$4.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.46
$3.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.4
$25.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$53.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$204
$364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5139
$6999

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Distance City Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi Antsirabe
$378
217 km or 135 mi Toamasina
$502
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$482
727 km or 452 mi Mamoudzou
$1507
809 km or 503 mi Domoni
$509
842 km or 523 mi Le Port
$1222
842 km or 523 mi Saint-Paul
$1220
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1214
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1261
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1355
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1232
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1265
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1222
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1262
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1030
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1312
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1253
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$510
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$1042
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1170
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$683
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$647
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$775
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$590
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$636
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$657
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$711
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$702
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$1023
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$593
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$985
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$594
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$520
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$587
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$585
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$594
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$1032
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$995
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$801
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$680

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$833
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$664
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$687
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$633
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$567
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$643
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$348
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$725
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$560
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$412
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$811
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$649
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$389
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$510
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1170
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$583
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$412
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$439
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$509
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$585
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$552
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1030
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$471
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$1042
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$469
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1507
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$594
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$440
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$587
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1083
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$680
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$528
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$585
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$497
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$594
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$455
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$459
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$544
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$460
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$459