Antananarivo vs Dodoma - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Dodoma
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1414
$1371
🏠 One person rent
$217
$173
🏘️ Family rent
$341
$282
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$248
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.8
$35.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$110
$213
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
13
21
😀 Quality of life
41
30
🏙️ Population
1.28M
214K

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 11% more expensive than in Dodoma. Cities ranked 8275th and 8679th ($564 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th 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 0.4 months in Dodoma. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Dodoma ranked 8th in Tanzania, while ranked 7753rd and 8833rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Antananarivo Dodoma
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.36
$3.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$9.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.52
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$89.7
$86.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$355
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$163
$155
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.6
$44.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.4
$68.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$19.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.44%
15.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$699
$1466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$586
$6371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.08
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.86
$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$6.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$3.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.04
$4.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$1.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.96
$6.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$58.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$3.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$18.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.4
$3.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.3
$16
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78
$42.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.6
$431
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9859
$7987

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$496
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$481
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$460
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$1652
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$1237
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
221 km or 137 mi Morogoro
$408
337 km or 209 mi Arusha
$602
369 km or 229 mi Moshi
$523
381 km or 237 mi Stone Town
$551
381 km or 237 mi Zanzibar
$588
389 km or 242 mi Mbeya
$469
393 km or 244 mi Tanga
$544
395 km or 246 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
498 km or 309 mi Mombasa
$604
522 km or 324 mi Mwanza
$623
553 km or 343 mi Machakos
$419
564 km or 351 mi Nairobi
$797
590 km or 366 mi Malindi
$553
597 km or 371 mi Thika
$455
608 km or 378 mi Mzuzu
$527
664 km or 413 mi Nakuru
$508
669 km or 415 mi Kasama
$1002
671 km or 417 mi Mzimba
$530
683 km or 425 mi Ruyigi
$693
687 km or 427 mi Rutana
$691
693 km or 430 mi Kisumu
$533
700 km or 435 mi Makamba
$691
709 km or 441 mi Muyinga
$691
717 km or 446 mi Gitega
$694
726 km or 451 mi Kalemie
$786
732 km or 455 mi Meru
$542
745 km or 463 mi Mumias
$505
754 km or 469 mi Eldoret
$520
756 km or 470 mi Ngozi
$692
776 km or 482 mi Bujumbura
$759
779 km or 484 mi Butare
$409
787 km or 489 mi Bubanza
$693
790 km or 491 mi Entebbe
$563
791 km or 492 mi Kigali
$811
791 km or 492 mi Tororo
$624
794 km or 493 mi Nyanza
$544
794 km or 493 mi Jinja
$593
798 km or 496 mi Uvira
$839
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$722
816 km or 507 mi Kira Town
$670