Antananarivo vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person
$600
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1828
$2551
🏠 One person rent
$263
$422
🏘️ Family rent
$755
$917
🍽️ Food expenses
$199
$294
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.8
$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$145
$440
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
13
37
😀 Quality of life
39
47
🏙️ Population
1.28M
2.15M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 37% less expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 7665th and 5620th ($600 vs $957) 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 0.5 months in Harare. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Harare ranked 1st in Zimbabwe, while ranked 7272nd and 6463rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Antananarivo Harare
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.87
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$39.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.56
$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.48
☕ Cappuccino
$1.15
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$124
$261
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1149
$938
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.3
$35.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.2
$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57
$117
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
13.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$786
$1378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$493
$1341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.09
$31.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$5.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.43
$6.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.68
$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.3
$2.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.88
$5.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.49
$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.51
$2.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$44.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.65
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$37.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.36
$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.1
$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.8
$38.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11649
$7309

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$353
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$461
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$1506
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$585
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$1439
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$1487
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1417
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1618
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1394
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1324
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1406
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1365
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1411
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1127
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1404
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1334
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$587
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$1165
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1144
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$718
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$666
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$829
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$770
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$784
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$776
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$751
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$852
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$992
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$327
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$1014
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$326
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$363
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$332
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$332
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$335
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$993
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$970
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$645
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$367

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$852
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$761
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$784
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$689
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$691
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$645
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$722
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$837
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$993
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$970
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$777
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$777
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$795
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1014
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$363
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$332
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$327
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$367
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$550
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$326
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$734
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$332
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$335
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$1210
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$992
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1238
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1236
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$511
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$554
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1107
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$337
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$605
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1121
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$338
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$952
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1176
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$953
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$866