Antananarivo vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Antananarivo	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$564	$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1414	$1161
🏠 One person rent	$217	$152
🏘️ Family rent	$341	$260
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$211
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.8	$79.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$110	$175
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	13	76
😀 Quality of life	41	57
🏙️ Population	1.28M	16.8M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 17% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 8275th and 8803rd ($564 vs $481) 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 0.4 months in Dhaka. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 7753rd and 6218th 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	$3.36	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.4	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.59	$5.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.52	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$89.7	$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$518	$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$163	$185
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.6	$26.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.4	$40.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.6	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.44%	10.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$699	$1083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$586	$611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.08	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$4.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$7.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$6.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.93	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.04	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$4.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.59	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.96	$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.61	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.56	$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.25	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.9	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$2.11
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.3	$17.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78	$44.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$46.6	$66.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9859	$2100

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Cities near Antananarivo

Distance	City	Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi	Antsirabe	$496
217 km or 135 mi	Toamasina	$481
633 km or 393 mi	Toliara	$460
727 km or 452 mi	Mamoudzou	$1652
809 km or 503 mi	Domoni	$1237
842 km or 523 mi	Le Port	$1624
842 km or 523 mi	Saint-Paul	$1681
846 km or 526 mi	La Possession	$1600
848 km or 527 mi	Saint-Leu	$1795
856 km or 532 mi	Saint-Denis	$1562
872 km or 542 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1640
873 km or 542 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1588
874 km or 543 mi	Le Tampon	$1618
879 km or 546 mi	Saint-Andre	$1597
884 km or 549 mi	Nacala	$1181
887 km or 551 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1602
888 km or 552 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1468
925 km or 575 mi	Moroni	$1233
975 km or 606 mi	Nampula	$935
998 km or 620 mi	Pemba	$1521
1047 km or 650 mi	Bambous	$749
1052 km or 654 mi	Quatre Bornes	$697
1054 km or 655 mi	Port Louis	$812
1058 km or 657 mi	Curepipe	$819
1058 km or 658 mi	Triolet	$815
1068 km or 664 mi	Goodlands	$807
1077 km or 669 mi	Centre de Flacq	$672
1078 km or 670 mi	Mahebourg	$796
1128 km or 701 mi	Quelimane	$692
1315 km or 817 mi	Mulanje	$461
1333 km or 828 mi	Beira	$1000
1353 km or 841 mi	Zomba	$458
1373 km or 853 mi	Blantyre	$505
1396 km or 868 mi	Mangochi	$496
1441 km or 896 mi	Ntcheu	$495
1448 km or 900 mi	Monkey Bay	$521
1479 km or 919 mi	Chimoio	$924
1509 km or 937 mi	Tete	$828
1561 km or 970 mi	Mutare	$764
1564 km or 972 mi	Lilongwe	$591

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$351
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$350
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$325
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$355
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$314
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$287
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$296
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$314
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$281
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$275
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$327
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$290
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$321
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$298
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$330
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$320
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$321
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$336
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$325
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$323
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$330
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$299
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$324
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$448
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$331
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$329
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$335
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$341
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$326
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$320
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$326
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$330
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$364
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$338
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$307
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$344
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$338
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$307