Antananarivo vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$2514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1403
$5509
🏠 One person rent
$218
$1723
🏘️ Family rent
$342
$3020
🍽️ Food expenses
$190
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.3
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$129
$4067
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
13
65
😀 Quality of life
42
91
🏙️ Population
1.28M
3.94M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 78% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 8141st and 848th ($564 vs $2514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Madagascar and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Madagascar vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Antananarivo compared to 1.6 months in Dubai. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 7545th and 158th among best cities to live in the world.

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Antananarivo Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.34
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$68.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$9.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$12.9
☕ Cappuccino
$1.45
$5.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$2095
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.4
$1336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$3716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$144
$2461
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.5
$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.1
$96.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.59%
4.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$7516
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$563
$3977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.13
$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.92
$86.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$9.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.91
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.93
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$2.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.69
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$5.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$3.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37
$81.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.14
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.6
$77.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.36
$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.9
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.4
$857
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8558
$15029

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$1590
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$1641
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$1561
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$1751
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$1535
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$1595
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1546
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$1576
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$1560
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1168
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1561
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$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
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$592

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$1419
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$1228
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$1942
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$632
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$1730
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$1078
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$792
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$1849
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$1081
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$1770
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$530
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$529
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$568
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$534
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$1237
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$1201
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$1230
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$557
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$908
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$573
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$1008
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$553
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$873
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$806
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$530
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$604
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$624
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$761
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$477
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$503
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$453
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$463
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$808
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$545
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$483