Antananarivo vs Helsinki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Helsinki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$1936
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1528
$4390
🏠 One person rent
$205
$1009
🏘️ Family rent
$516
$1646
🍽️ Food expenses
$178
$602
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.3
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$131
$3013
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
13
78
😀 Quality of life
36
95
🏙️ Population
1.28M
676K

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 73% less expensive than in Helsinki. Cities ranked 8538th and 2046th ($519 vs $1936) 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 0.3 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 7340th and 37th among best cities to live in the world.

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Antananarivo Helsinki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.31
$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.36
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$9
 Cappuccino
$1.07
$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$1052
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.4
$873
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$618
$1924
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$375
$1400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$77.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.4
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.4
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$8423
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$490
$5044
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$3.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.99
$71.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$20
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.65
$9.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$3.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.78
$2.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.38
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.31
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$3.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.62
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.62
$18.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$84.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.35
$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.7
$97.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.3
$97.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11512
$10871

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$348
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$457
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$403
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$1549
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$1093
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$1481
842 km or 523 mi Saint-Paul
$1538
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1441
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1665
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1397
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1454
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1432
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1457
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1444
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1394
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1451
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1371
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$1091
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$1190
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1500
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$767
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$674
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$826
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$701
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$804
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$796
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$789
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$777
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$670
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$500
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$1000
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$498
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$591
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$516
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$515
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$526
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$953
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$834
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$662
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$582

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1782
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$2023
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1532
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1562
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1631
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1453
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1363
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1360
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1534
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1278
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1447
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1525
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1431
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1453
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1571
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1416
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$973
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1447
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1584
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1439
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1546
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1591
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1544
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1527
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1499
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1496
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1469
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$979
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1467
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1102
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1378
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$846
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$966
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1389
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1331
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1325
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1120