Antananarivo vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$1462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1528
$3582
🏠 One person rent
$205
$729
🏘️ Family rent
$516
$1362
🍽️ Food expenses
$178
$467
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.3
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$131
$3112
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
13
65
😀 Quality of life
36
89
🏙️ Population
1.28M
563K

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 65% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 8538th and 3857th ($519 vs $1462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 506th in Madagascar and Germany, respectively. Check Madagascar vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Antananarivo compared to 2.1 months in Dresden. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Dresden ranked 30th in Germany, while ranked 7340th and 203rd 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
$3.31
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.36
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$4.46
☕ Cappuccino
$1.07
$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$3.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$710
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.4
$466
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$618
$1354
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$375
$981
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$171
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.4
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.4
$43.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$5042
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$490
$3939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.99
$59.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$3.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.65
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.78
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.38
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.31
$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$2.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.62
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.62
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.35
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.7
$70
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.3
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$297
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11512
$12328

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$1481
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$1538
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$1441
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$1665
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1397
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1454
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1432
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1457
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1444
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1394
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1451
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1371
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$1091
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$1190
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1500
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$767
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$674
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$826
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$701
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$804
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$796
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$789
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$777
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$670
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$500
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$1000
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$498
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$591
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$516
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$515
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$526
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$953
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$834
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$662
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$582

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$1404
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$1413
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$1386
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$1393
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1354
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1215
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1330
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1107
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1306
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$929
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$978
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$1377
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$1362
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$1390
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1369
61 km or 38 mi Most
$957
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$1228
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1103
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$1130
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$1051
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$1261
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$1349
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$1261
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1347
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1345
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1353
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1210
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1364
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$1261
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1273
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1095
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1106
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
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$1449
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1191
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1244
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$1035
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$1216
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$1024
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$1387