Antananarivo vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Antananarivo	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$507	$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1468	$1093
🏠 One person rent	$182	$118
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$238
🍽️ Food expenses	$178	$194
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.7	$80.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$85.4	$274
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	13	72
😀 Quality of life	35	54
🏙️ Population	1.28M	16.8M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 18% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 8589th and 8899th ($507 vs $430) 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 0.6 months in Dhaka. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 7515th and 5971st 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	$1.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.8	$12.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.23	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$4.23
☕ Cappuccino	$1.13	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$315	$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$43.3	$73.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$427	$290
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.7	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.87%	10.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$624	$963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$480	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.13	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.03	$21.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$4.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$0.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.23	$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.71	$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.82	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.44	$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.53	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.73	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.2	$17.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.4	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.26	$2.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.7	$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.4	$40.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$77.3	$47.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11211	$1681

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Antananarivo

Distance	City	Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi	Antsirabe	$352
217 km or 135 mi	Toamasina	$447
633 km or 393 mi	Toliara	$389
727 km or 452 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
809 km or 503 mi	Domoni	$1100
842 km or 523 mi	Le Port	$1400
842 km or 523 mi	Saint-Paul	$1459
846 km or 526 mi	La Possession	$1371
848 km or 527 mi	Saint-Leu	$1575
856 km or 532 mi	Saint-Denis	$1322
872 km or 542 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1397
873 km or 542 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1358
874 km or 543 mi	Le Tampon	$1396
879 km or 546 mi	Saint-Andre	$1368
884 km or 549 mi	Nacala	$1150
887 km or 551 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1379
888 km or 552 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1296
925 km or 575 mi	Moroni	$1105
975 km or 606 mi	Nampula	$872
998 km or 620 mi	Pemba	$1506
1047 km or 650 mi	Bambous	$745
1052 km or 654 mi	Quatre Bornes	$671
1054 km or 655 mi	Port Louis	$812
1058 km or 657 mi	Curepipe	$712
1058 km or 658 mi	Triolet	$808
1068 km or 664 mi	Goodlands	$796
1077 km or 669 mi	Centre de Flacq	$667
1078 km or 670 mi	Mahebourg	$785
1128 km or 701 mi	Quelimane	$675
1315 km or 817 mi	Mulanje	$461
1333 km or 828 mi	Beira	$1003
1353 km or 841 mi	Zomba	$457
1373 km or 853 mi	Blantyre	$507
1396 km or 868 mi	Mangochi	$493
1441 km or 896 mi	Ntcheu	$492
1448 km or 900 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
1479 km or 919 mi	Chimoio	$947
1509 km or 937 mi	Tete	$825
1561 km or 970 mi	Mutare	$752
1564 km or 972 mi	Lilongwe	$587

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314