Antananarivo vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1403
$2475
🏠 One person rent
$218
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$342
$649
🍽️ Food expenses
$190
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.3
$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$129
$230
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
13
37
😀 Quality of life
42
49
🏙️ Population
1.28M
2.15M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 45% less expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 8141st and 5412th ($564 vs $1021) 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 0.2 months in Harare. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Harare ranked 1st in Zimbabwe, while ranked 7545th and 6721st among best cities to live in the world.

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Antananarivo Harare
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.34
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$1.45
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.4
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$144
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.5
$56
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.1
$93.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.59%
14.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$1147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$563
$587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.13
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.92
$54.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$2.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$6.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$6.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.91
$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.93
$8.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.69
$1.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$6.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$2.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37
$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.14
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.6
$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.36
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.9
$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$34.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.4
$258
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8558
$8872

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$493
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$476
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$453
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$1624
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$1207
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$1590
842 km or 523 mi Saint-Paul
$1641
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1561
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1751
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1535
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1595
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1546
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1576
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1560
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1168
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1561
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1445
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$1207
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$935
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1511
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$774
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$727
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$831
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$842
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$834
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$822
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$692
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$812
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$692
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$461
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$996
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$458
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$506
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$496
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$493
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$519
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$916
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$820
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$755
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$592

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$751
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$779
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$650
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$761
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$716
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$755
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$587
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$873
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$916
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$820
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$658
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$655
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$687
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$996
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$506
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$493
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$461
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$592
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$587
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$458
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$653
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$496
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$519
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$577
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$692
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1062
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1278
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$514
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$536
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1069
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$565
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$577
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$912
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$527
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$915
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$888
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1032
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$830