Antananarivo vs Giza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Antananarivo	Giza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$519	$323
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1528	$846
🏠 One person rent	$205	$86.6
🏘️ Family rent	$516	$161
🍽️ Food expenses	$178	$158
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.3	$25
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$131	$145
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	13	83
😀 Quality of life	36	56
🏙️ Population	1.28M	5.6M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 60% more expensive than in Giza. Cities ranked 8538th and 9177th ($519 vs $323) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th in Madagascar and Egypt, respectively. Check Madagascar vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Antananarivo compared to 0.4 months in Giza. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Giza ranked 2nd in Egypt, while ranked 7340th and 5699th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Giza

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	Antananarivo	Giza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.31	$3.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.6	$15.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.36	$4.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$1.65
☕ Cappuccino	$1.07	$1.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$89
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$65.4	$63.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$618	$241
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$375	$112
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$9.12
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.4	$14
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.4	$8.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.86%	14.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$785	$793
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$490	$338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.99	$2.07
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$0.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.12	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.65	$3.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$9.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$0.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$0.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$0.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.78	$0.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.38	$6.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.67	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.31	$1.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.91	$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.47	$1.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.62	$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.81	$0.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$17.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.62	$3.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.3	$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.35	$2.07
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.3	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$131	$67.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11512	$1758

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Cities near Antananarivo

Distance	City	Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi	Antsirabe	$348
217 km or 135 mi	Toamasina	$457
633 km or 393 mi	Toliara	$403
727 km or 452 mi	Mamoudzou	$1549
809 km or 503 mi	Domoni	$1093
842 km or 523 mi	Le Port	$1481
842 km or 523 mi	Saint-Paul	$1538
846 km or 526 mi	La Possession	$1441
848 km or 527 mi	Saint-Leu	$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
1564 km or 972 mi	Lilongwe	$582

Cities near Giza

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Cairo	$424
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$374
22 km or 14 mi	Helwan	$345
50 km or 31 mi	Benha	$335
63 km or 39 mi	Shibin El Kom	$323
68 km or 42 mi	Zagazig	$327
87 km or 54 mi	Faiyum	$339
88 km or 55 mi	Tanta	$315
106 km or 66 mi	Beni Suef	$334
106 km or 66 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$331
117 km or 73 mi	Mansoura	$306
120 km or 74 mi	Ismailia	$310
128 km or 79 mi	Suez	$303
136 km or 84 mi	Damanhur	$308
163 km or 101 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$299
167 km or 104 mi	Damietta	$291
172 km or 107 mi	Port Said	$282
181 km or 113 mi	Alexandria	$310
219 km or 136 mi	Minya	$357
314 km or 195 mi	Asyut	$306
352 km or 219 mi	Gaza	$609
355 km or 221 mi	Ofakim	$1607
358 km or 223 mi	Netivot	$1713
361 km or 225 mi	Dahab	$393
365 km or 227 mi	Eilat	$1536
365 km or 227 mi	Sderot	$1727
370 km or 230 mi	Ashkelon	$1671
370 km or 230 mi	Aqaba	$694
370 km or 230 mi	Beersheba	$1372
372 km or 231 mi	Rahat	$1632
378 km or 235 mi	El Gouna	$294
383 km or 238 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$499
384 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
384 km or 238 mi	Ashdod	$1775
384 km or 239 mi	Dimona	$1657
386 km or 240 mi	Sohag	$350
388 km or 241 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
395 km or 246 mi	Yavne	$1815
398 km or 247 mi	Hurghada	$278
401 km or 249 mi	Dura	$847