Antananarivo vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

Antananarivo Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person
$625
$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1760
$2659
🏠 One person rent
$261
$430
🏘️ Family rent
$650
$1046
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.3
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$305
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
13
36
😀 Quality of life
40
47
🏙️ Population
1.28M
2.15M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 34% less expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 7428th and 5737th ($625 vs $951) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Madagascar and Zimbabwe, respectively. Check Madagascar vs Zimbabwe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Antananarivo compared to 0.3 months in Harare. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Harare ranked 1st in Zimbabwe, while ranked 7095th and 6448th among best cities to live in the world.

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Antananarivo Harare
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.21
$7.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.1
$45.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.43
$6.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.17
$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$389
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$271
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$922
$977
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$457
$836
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.6
$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.7
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59
$124
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.57%
14.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$942
$1338
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$499
$1273
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.73
$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.71
$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$4.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$4.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.96
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.36
$2.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.99
$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.6
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.54
$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.85
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$6.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$37.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.46
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.4
$16.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$204
$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5139
$8720

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$378
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$502
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$1507
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$509
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$1222
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$1220
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1214
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1261
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1355
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1232
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1265
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1222
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1262
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1030
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1312
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1253
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$510
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$1042
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1170
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$683
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$647
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$775
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$590
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$636
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$657
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$711
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$702
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$1023
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$593
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$985
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$594
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$520
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$587
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$585
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$594
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$1032
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$995
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$801
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$680

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$826
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$751
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$787
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$692
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$677
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$801
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$787
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$785
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$1032
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$995
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$709
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$725
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$1111
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$985
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$520
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$1129
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$585
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$593
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$680
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$536
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$594
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$1080
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$587
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$594
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$1176
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$1023
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1144
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1473
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$532
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$541
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1044
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$585
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$546
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1076
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$583
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1052
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$1103
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1083
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$998
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$908