Antananarivo vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Antananarivo	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$604	$478
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1515	$1155
🏠 One person rent	$241	$150
🏘️ Family rent	$382	$256
🍽️ Food expenses	$198	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.8	$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$111	$238
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	13	76
😀 Quality of life	41	58
🏙️ Population	1.28M	16.8M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 26% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 7948th and 8770th ($604 vs $478) 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 0.5 months in Dhaka. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 7675th and 6105th 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	$3.19	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.4	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.92	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$0.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$567	$300
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$188	$181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.6	$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58	$40
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.5	$10.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.75%	10.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$686	$1249
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$599	$700
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.95	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.1	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$8.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$0.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.36	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$4.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.68	$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.08	$3.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.74	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.59	$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.83	$0.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.3	$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.53	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.56	$2.12
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.1	$17
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$47
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$39.8	$77.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11359	$2391

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Cities near Antananarivo

Distance	City	Cost of living
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

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$348
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$357
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$329
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$342
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$321
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$278
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$287
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$326
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$297
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$289
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$327
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$285
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$288
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$319
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$311
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$311
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$327
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$318
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$314
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$321
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$288
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$435
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$321
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$326
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$313
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$319
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$321
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$362
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$331
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$307
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$336
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$328
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$296