Antananarivo vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$1347
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1403
$1705
🏠 One person rent
$218
$974
🏘️ Family rent
$342
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$190
$260
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.3
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$129
$120
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
13
22
😀 Quality of life
42
29
🏙️ Population
1.28M
951K

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 58% less expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 8141st and 4374th ($564 vs $1347) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Madagascar and Sierra Leone, respectively. Check Madagascar vs Sierra Leone comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Antananarivo compared to 0.1 months in Freetown. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Freetown ranked 2nd in Sierra Leone, while ranked 7545th and 8809th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Freetown

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Antananarivo Freetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.34
$2.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$1.45
$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$856
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.4
$797
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$144
$168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.5
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.1
$85.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.59%
12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$563
$942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.13
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.92
$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$6.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$6.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$5.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.91
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.93
$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.69
$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$1.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$1.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.14
$1.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.6
$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.36
$2.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.9
$10
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$63.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.4
$87.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8558
$3183

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$493
217 km or 135 mi Toamasina
$476
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$453
727 km or 452 mi Mamoudzou
$1624
809 km or 503 mi Domoni
$1207
842 km or 523 mi Le Port
$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
126 km or 78 mi Conakry
$1067
137 km or 85 mi Forecariah
$999
174 km or 108 mi Bo
$1283
207 km or 128 mi Boffa
$999
235 km or 146 mi Kenema
$1281
246 km or 153 mi Mamou
$1021
341 km or 212 mi Gueckedou
$1010
361 km or 224 mi Monrovia
$536
385 km or 239 mi Kakata
$502
439 km or 273 mi Bafata
$872
456 km or 283 mi Bissau
$895
480 km or 298 mi Kankan
$1007
493 km or 306 mi Nzerekore
$1003
514 km or 319 mi Sanniquellie
$503
525 km or 326 mi Kolda
$1044
527 km or 327 mi Yekepa
$503
564 km or 350 mi Ziguinchor
$1031
603 km or 375 mi Greenville
$502
650 km or 404 mi Brikama
$598
660 km or 410 mi Lamin
$541
662 km or 412 mi Banjul
$516
701 km or 436 mi Kaolack
$1088
709 km or 441 mi Bougouni
$508
736 km or 457 mi Fatick
$1084
736 km or 458 mi Bamako
$583
788 km or 490 mi Koulikoro
$506
807 km or 502 mi Thies
$1140
821 km or 510 mi Rufisque
$1141
833 km or 518 mi Dakar
$1221
842 km or 523 mi Korhogo
$1099
846 km or 526 mi Banamba
$506
846 km or 526 mi Gagnoa
$1082
857 km or 532 mi Louga
$1060
887 km or 551 mi Sikasso
$514
896 km or 557 mi Yamoussoukro
$1056
907 km or 564 mi Bouake
$1123
911 km or 566 mi Saint-Louis
$1062
917 km or 570 mi Divo
$1083
935 km or 581 mi Rosso
$630
940 km or 584 mi Segou
$506