Antananarivo vs Helsinki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Helsinki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$1947
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1403
$4629
🏠 One person rent
$218
$972
🏘️ Family rent
$342
$1698
🍽️ Food expenses
$190
$616
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.3
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$129
$3432
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
13
78
😀 Quality of life
42
96
🏙️ Population
1.28M
687K

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 71% less expensive than in Helsinki. Cities ranked 8141st and 2171st ($564 vs $1947) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.8 months in Helsinki. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Helsinki ranked 1st in Finland, while ranked 7545th and 30th among best cities to live in the world.

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Antananarivo Helsinki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.34
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$8.72
☕ Cappuccino
$1.45
$5.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$3.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$1053
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.4
$832
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$1869
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$144
$1486
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$73
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.5
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.1
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.59%
3.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$9157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$563
$5238
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.13
$3.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.92
$81.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$2.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$4.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.91
$3.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.93
$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$3.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.69
$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.14
$18.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.6
$123
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.36
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.9
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.4
$418
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8558
$13230

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Distance City Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi Antsirabe
$493
217 km or 135 mi Toamasina
$476
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$453
727 km or 452 mi Mamoudzou
$1624
809 km or 503 mi Domoni
$1207
842 km or 523 mi Le Port
$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
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1881
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$1937
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1655
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1611
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1737
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1642
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1783
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1561
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1383
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1546
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1394
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1372
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1601
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1566
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1444
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1618
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1589
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1516
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$999
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1561
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1516
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1521
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1545
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1524
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1089
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1422
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1437
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1438
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1476
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$1064
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1503
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1184
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1454
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$1083
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$1041
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1386
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1353
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1363
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1174