Antananarivo vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$507
$1402
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1468
$3491
🏠 One person rent
$182
$684
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$1301
🍽️ Food expenses
$178
$460
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.7
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$85.4
$2953
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
13
65
😀 Quality of life
35
88
🏙️ Population
1.28M
566K

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 64% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 8589th and 3862nd ($507 vs $1402) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 512th in Madagascar and Germany, respectively. Check Madagascar vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Antananarivo compared to 2.1 months in Dresden. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Dresden ranked 33rd in Germany, while ranked 7515th and 217th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Dresden

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Antananarivo Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.19
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.8
$56.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.23
$9.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$4.54
 Cappuccino
$1.13
$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$3.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$315
$656
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$43.3
$439
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$427
$1357
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$310
$929
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.7
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.7
$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.3
$39
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.87%
3.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$624
$4831
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$480
$3685
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.13
$3.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.03
$61.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$21.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$3.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.23
$6.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.44
$7.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.82
$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.44
$2.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.53
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.2
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.4
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.26
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.7
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.4
$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$77.3
$323
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11211
$13167

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$1396
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$1296
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$1105
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$872
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$1506
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$745
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$671
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$812
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$712
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$808
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$796
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$667
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$785
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$675
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$461
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$1003
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$457
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$493
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$518
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$1092
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$1081
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$1222
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$1310
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$1307
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$1353
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$1350
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$1352
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$1241
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$1011
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$1516
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