Antananarivo vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Antananarivo	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$600	$456
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1828	$1241
🏠 One person rent	$263	$106
🏘️ Family rent	$755	$258
🍽️ Food expenses	$199	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.8	$89
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$145	$309
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	13	72
😀 Quality of life	39	57
🏙️ Population	1.28M	16.8M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 31% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 7665th and 8745th ($600 vs $456) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Madagascar and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Madagascar vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Antananarivo compared to 0.7 months in Dhaka. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 7272nd and 5727th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Dhaka

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	Antananarivo	Dhaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.87	$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.6	$9.76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.56	$5.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$4.46
☕ Cappuccino	$1.15	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$124	$62.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1149	$343
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$537	$178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.3	$19.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.2	$30.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.86%	9.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$786	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$493	$577
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.09	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$0.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.13	$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.39	$8.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$0.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$0.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.77	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.43	$6.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.68	$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.3	$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.88	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.49	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.51	$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.81	$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.65	$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.36	$2.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.1	$17.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.8	$45.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$134	$57.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11649	$1449

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Cities near Antananarivo

Distance	City	Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi	Antsirabe	$353
217 km or 135 mi	Toamasina	$461
633 km or 393 mi	Toliara	$428
727 km or 452 mi	Mamoudzou	$1506
809 km or 503 mi	Domoni	$585
842 km or 523 mi	Le Port	$1439
842 km or 523 mi	Saint-Paul	$1487
846 km or 526 mi	La Possession	$1417
848 km or 527 mi	Saint-Leu	$1618
856 km or 532 mi	Saint-Denis	$1394
872 km or 542 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1324
873 km or 542 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1406
874 km or 543 mi	Le Tampon	$1365
879 km or 546 mi	Saint-Andre	$1411
884 km or 549 mi	Nacala	$1127
887 km or 551 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1404
888 km or 552 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1334
925 km or 575 mi	Moroni	$587
975 km or 606 mi	Nampula	$1165
998 km or 620 mi	Pemba	$1144
1047 km or 650 mi	Bambous	$718
1052 km or 654 mi	Quatre Bornes	$666
1054 km or 655 mi	Port Louis	$829
1058 km or 657 mi	Curepipe	$770
1058 km or 658 mi	Triolet	$784
1068 km or 664 mi	Goodlands	$776
1077 km or 669 mi	Centre de Flacq	$751
1078 km or 670 mi	Mahebourg	$852
1128 km or 701 mi	Quelimane	$992
1315 km or 817 mi	Mulanje	$327
1333 km or 828 mi	Beira	$1014
1353 km or 841 mi	Zomba	$326
1373 km or 853 mi	Blantyre	$363
1396 km or 868 mi	Mangochi	$332
1441 km or 896 mi	Ntcheu	$332
1448 km or 900 mi	Monkey Bay	$335
1479 km or 919 mi	Chimoio	$993
1509 km or 937 mi	Tete	$970
1561 km or 970 mi	Mutare	$645
1564 km or 972 mi	Lilongwe	$367

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$446
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$303
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$387
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$324
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$290
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$342
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$310
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$315
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$312
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$304
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$362
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$338
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$311
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$347
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$336
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$339
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$356
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$346
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$341
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$348
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$319
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$343
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$520
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$349
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$355
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$364
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$346
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$342
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$346
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$354
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$399
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$361
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$325
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$360
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$357
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$323