Antananarivo vs Dodoma - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Dodoma
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$526
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1403
$1419
🏠 One person rent
$218
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$342
$290
🍽️ Food expenses
$190
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.3
$37.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$129
$254
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
13
20
😀 Quality of life
42
30
🏙️ Population
1.28M
214K

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 7% more expensive than in Dodoma. Cities ranked 8141st and 8485th ($564 vs $526) 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 0.5 months in Dodoma. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Dodoma ranked 5th in Tanzania, while ranked 7545th and 8776th among best cities to live in the world.

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Antananarivo Dodoma
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.34
$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$20.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$0.91
☕ Cappuccino
$1.45
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.4
$91.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$333
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$144
$162
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$47.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.5
$73.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.1
$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.59%
16.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$1328
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$563
$6797
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.13
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.92
$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$6.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$7.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$4.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.91
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.93
$4.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.69
$1.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$6.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37
$60.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.14
$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.6
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.36
$3.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.9
$17.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$39.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.4
$375
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8558
$9059

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$493
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$476
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$453
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$1624
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$1207
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$1590
842 km or 523 mi Saint-Paul
$1641
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1561
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1751
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1535
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1595
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1546
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1576
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1560
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1168
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1561
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1445
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$1207
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$935
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1511
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$774
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$727
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$831
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$842
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$834
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$822
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$692
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$812
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$692
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$461
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$996
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$458
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$506
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$496
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$493
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$519
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$916
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$820
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$755
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$592

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Distance City Cost of living
221 km or 137 mi Morogoro
$421
337 km or 209 mi Arusha
$612
369 km or 229 mi Moshi
$533
381 km or 237 mi Stone Town
$567
381 km or 237 mi Zanzibar
$609
389 km or 242 mi Mbeya
$495
393 km or 244 mi Tanga
$552
395 km or 246 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
498 km or 309 mi Mombasa
$596
522 km or 324 mi Mwanza
$656
553 km or 343 mi Machakos
$420
564 km or 351 mi Nairobi
$811
590 km or 366 mi Malindi
$548
597 km or 371 mi Thika
$460
608 km or 378 mi Mzuzu
$527
664 km or 413 mi Nakuru
$503
669 km or 415 mi Kasama
$888
671 km or 417 mi Mzimba
$565
683 km or 425 mi Ruyigi
$687
687 km or 427 mi Rutana
$688
693 km or 430 mi Kisumu
$543
700 km or 435 mi Makamba
$688
709 km or 441 mi Muyinga
$687
717 km or 446 mi Gitega
$689
726 km or 451 mi Kalemie
$792
732 km or 455 mi Meru
$549
745 km or 463 mi Mumias
$511
754 km or 469 mi Eldoret
$528
756 km or 470 mi Ngozi
$686
776 km or 482 mi Bujumbura
$754
779 km or 484 mi Butare
$412
787 km or 489 mi Bubanza
$689
790 km or 491 mi Entebbe
$578
791 km or 492 mi Kigali
$758
791 km or 492 mi Tororo
$623
794 km or 493 mi Nyanza
$524
794 km or 493 mi Jinja
$582
798 km or 496 mi Uvira
$842
810 km or 503 mi Kampala
$717
816 km or 507 mi Kira Town
$658