Antananarivo vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person
$604
$1272
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1515
$1604
🏠 One person rent
$241
$906
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$557
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.8
$62.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$111
$120
😷 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 53% less expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 7948th and 4589th ($604 vs $1272) 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 1st in Sierra Leone, while ranked 7675th and 8792nd 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
$3.19
$2.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.4
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.92
$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.38
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$308
$628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$798
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$567
$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$188
$194
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.6
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.5
$73.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.75%
12.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$686
$1428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$599
$794
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.95
$17.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$9.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.75
$6.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$7.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$5.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.36
$6.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.68
$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$1.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.74
$1.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.59
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.3
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.53
$1.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$14.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.56
$2.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.1
$10.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.6
$60.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$39.8
$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11359
$3981

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$1196
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$1615
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$1663
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1584
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1762
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1503
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1575
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1551
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1559
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1563
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1167
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1567
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1444
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$1196
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$933
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1511
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$747
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$688
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$802
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$871
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$819
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$810
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$665
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$820
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$691
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$456
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$952
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$452
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$495
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$494
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$489
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$516
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$875
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$792
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$754
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$587

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$1050
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$984
174 km or 108 mi Bo
$1231
207 km or 128 mi Boffa
$983
235 km or 146 mi Kenema
$1219
246 km or 153 mi Mamou
$1005
341 km or 212 mi Gueckedou
$998
361 km or 224 mi Monrovia
$518
385 km or 239 mi Kakata
$487
439 km or 273 mi Bafata
$831
456 km or 283 mi Bissau
$857
480 km or 298 mi Kankan
$993
493 km or 306 mi Nzerekore
$993
514 km or 319 mi Sanniquellie
$486
525 km or 326 mi Kolda
$1119
527 km or 327 mi Yekepa
$487
564 km or 350 mi Ziguinchor
$1109
603 km or 375 mi Greenville
$487
650 km or 404 mi Brikama
$611
660 km or 410 mi Lamin
$545
662 km or 412 mi Banjul
$527
701 km or 436 mi Kaolack
$1164
709 km or 441 mi Bougouni
$494
736 km or 457 mi Fatick
$1163
736 km or 458 mi Bamako
$561
788 km or 490 mi Koulikoro
$493
807 km or 502 mi Thies
$1214
821 km or 510 mi Rufisque
$1206
833 km or 518 mi Dakar
$1281
842 km or 523 mi Korhogo
$1076
846 km or 526 mi Banamba
$494
846 km or 526 mi Gagnoa
$1062
857 km or 532 mi Louga
$1141
887 km or 551 mi Sikasso
$501
896 km or 557 mi Yamoussoukro
$1044
907 km or 564 mi Bouake
$1100
911 km or 566 mi Saint-Louis
$1140
917 km or 570 mi Divo
$1067
935 km or 581 mi Rosso
$619
940 km or 584 mi Segou
$495