Antananarivo vs Helsinki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Helsinki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$1990
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1414
$4806
🏠 One person rent
$217
$991
🏘️ Family rent
$341
$1773
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$629
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.8
$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$110
$3192
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
13
80
😀 Quality of life
41
94
🏙️ Population
1.28M
687K

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 72% less expensive than in Helsinki. Cities ranked 8275th and 2068th ($564 vs $1990) 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 1.6 months in Helsinki. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Helsinki ranked 1st in Finland, while ranked 7753rd and 48th among best cities to live in the world.

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Antananarivo Helsinki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.36
$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$8.99
☕ Cappuccino
$1.52
$5.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$1086
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$89.7
$847
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$1959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$163
$1557
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.6
$72.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.4
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$23.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.44%
3.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$699
$9954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$586
$4941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$3.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.08
$83.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$21.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$2.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$4.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.86
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$3.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.04
$17.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$3.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.96
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$19.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$127
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.4
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.3
$107
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.6
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9859
$15326

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$496
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$481
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$1652
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$1237
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$1624
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$1681
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1600
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1795
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1562
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1640
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1588
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1618
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1597
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1181
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1602
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1468
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$1233
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$935
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1521
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$749
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$697
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$812
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$819
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$815
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$807
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$672
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$796
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$692
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$461
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$1000
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$458
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$505
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$496
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$495
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$521
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$924
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$828
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$764
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$591

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1927
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$2062
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1693
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1659
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1673
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1750
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1578
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1406
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1533
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1426
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1448
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1683
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1606
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1451
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1571
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1583
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1514
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$1021
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1474
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1621
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1515
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1568
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1597
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1567
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1445
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1471
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1467
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1514
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$1111
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1516
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1214
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1482
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$1108
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$1083
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1454
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1383
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1375
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1232