Antananarivo vs Helsinki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Helsinki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$507
$1816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1468
$4167
🏠 One person rent
$182
$918
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$1517
🍽️ Food expenses
$178
$580
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.7
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$85.4
$3006
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
13
78
😀 Quality of life
35
95
🏙️ Population
1.28M
676K

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 72% less expensive than in Helsinki. Cities ranked 8589th and 2353rd ($507 vs $1816) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Madagascar and Finland, respectively. Check Madagascar vs Finland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Antananarivo compared to 1.7 months in Helsinki. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Helsinki ranked 1st in Finland, while ranked 7515th and 26th among best cities to live in the world.

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Antananarivo Helsinki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.19
$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.8
$79.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.23
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$8.29
☕ Cappuccino
$1.13
$4.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$315
$980
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$43.3
$796
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$427
$1796
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$310
$1297
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.7
$64.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.7
$99.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.3
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.87%
4.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$624
$8076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$480
$4860
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.13
$3.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.03
$70
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$21.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$3.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$9.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$3.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.23
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.44
$11.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.82
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.44
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.53
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.2
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.4
$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$79.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.26
$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.7
$97.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.4
$96.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$77.3
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11211
$9361

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$352
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$447
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$389
727 km or 452 mi Mamoudzou
$1465
809 km or 503 mi Domoni
$1100
842 km or 523 mi Le Port
$1400
842 km or 523 mi Saint-Paul
$1459
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1371
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1575
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1322
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1397
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1358
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1396
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1368
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1150
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1379
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1296
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$1105
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$872
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1506
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$745
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$671
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$812
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$712
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$808
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$796
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$667
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$785
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$675
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$461
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$1003
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$457
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$507
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$493
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$492
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$518
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$947
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$825
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$752
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$587

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1671
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$1879
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1509
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1486
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1509
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1479
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1533
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1327
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1220
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1323
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1443
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1219
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1414
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1441
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1309
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1398
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1396
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1286
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$899
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1355
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1544
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1329
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1450
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1495
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1450
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$973
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1464
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1432
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1426
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1391
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$952
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1394
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1064
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1295
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$953
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$933
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1308
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1254
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1239
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1045