Antananarivo vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Antananarivo	Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$564	$1323
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1414	$1665
🏠 One person rent	$217	$951
🏘️ Family rent	$341	$609
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.8	$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$110	$103
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	13	23
😀 Quality of life	41	30
🏙️ Population	1.28M	951K

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 57% less expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 8275th and 4528th ($564 vs $1323) 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 7753rd and 8841st 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	$3.36	$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.4	$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.59	$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.2
☕ Cappuccino	$1.52	$1.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$89.7	$798
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$518	$1323
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$163	$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.6	$80.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.4	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.6	$86.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.44%	12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$699	$1433
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$586	$833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.08	$18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$6.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$5.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.93	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.04	$5.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.59	$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.96	$1.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.61	$1.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.56	$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.25	$1.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.9	$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$2.91
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.3	$10
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78	$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$46.6	$97.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9859	$3659

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Cities near Antananarivo

Distance	City	Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi	Antsirabe	$496
217 km or 135 mi	Toamasina	$481
633 km or 393 mi	Toliara	$460
727 km or 452 mi	Mamoudzou	$1652
809 km or 503 mi	Domoni	$1237
842 km or 523 mi	Le Port	$1624
842 km or 523 mi	Saint-Paul	$1681
846 km or 526 mi	La Possession	$1600
848 km or 527 mi	Saint-Leu	$1795
856 km or 532 mi	Saint-Denis	$1562
872 km or 542 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1640
873 km or 542 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1588
874 km or 543 mi	Le Tampon	$1618
879 km or 546 mi	Saint-Andre	$1597
884 km or 549 mi	Nacala	$1181
887 km or 551 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1602
888 km or 552 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1468
925 km or 575 mi	Moroni	$1233
975 km or 606 mi	Nampula	$935
998 km or 620 mi	Pemba	$1521
1047 km or 650 mi	Bambous	$749
1052 km or 654 mi	Quatre Bornes	$697
1054 km or 655 mi	Port Louis	$812
1058 km or 657 mi	Curepipe	$819
1058 km or 658 mi	Triolet	$815
1068 km or 664 mi	Goodlands	$807
1077 km or 669 mi	Centre de Flacq	$672
1078 km or 670 mi	Mahebourg	$796
1128 km or 701 mi	Quelimane	$692
1315 km or 817 mi	Mulanje	$461
1333 km or 828 mi	Beira	$1000
1353 km or 841 mi	Zomba	$458
1373 km or 853 mi	Blantyre	$505
1396 km or 868 mi	Mangochi	$496
1441 km or 896 mi	Ntcheu	$495
1448 km or 900 mi	Monkey Bay	$521
1479 km or 919 mi	Chimoio	$924
1509 km or 937 mi	Tete	$828
1561 km or 970 mi	Mutare	$764
1564 km or 972 mi	Lilongwe	$591

Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1058
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$993
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1257
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$990
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1257
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$1016
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$535
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$503
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$852
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$878
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$1001
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$999
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$501
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$1127
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$502
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$502
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$605
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$537
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$518
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1178
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$507
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$1176
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$583
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$508
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1236
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1229
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1320
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$1097
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$507
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$1079
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$1145
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$515
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1060
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$1124
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$1147
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$1092
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$619
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$508