Antananarivo vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$507
$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1468
$5664
🏠 One person rent
$182
$1305
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$2467
🍽️ Food expenses
$178
$581
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.7
$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$85.4
$4390
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
13
100
😀 Quality of life
35
91
🏙️ Population
1.28M
2.3M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 78% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 8589th and 1229th ($507 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1115th in Madagascar and the United States, respectively. Check Madagascar vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Antananarivo compared to 1.9 months in Houston. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Houston ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 7515th and 97th among best cities to live in the world.

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Antananarivo Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.19
$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.8
$76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.23
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$5.88
☕ Cappuccino
$1.13
$5.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$315
$1390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$43.3
$1037
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$427
$2766
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$310
$2058
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.7
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.7
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.3
$65.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.87%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$624
$2714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$480
$1949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.13
$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.03
$71.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$3.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.23
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.44
$9.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.82
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.44
$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.53
$3.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.2
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.4
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$127
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.26
$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.7
$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.4
$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$77.3
$1470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11211
$18964

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$1396
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$1296
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$1105
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$872
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$1506
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$745
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$671
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$812
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$712
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$808
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$796
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$667
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$785
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$675
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$461
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$1003
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$457
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$507
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$493
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$518
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$825
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$752
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