Antananarivo vs Isfahan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Antananarivo	Isfahan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$519	$588
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1528	$1720
🏠 One person rent	$205	$271
🏘️ Family rent	$516	$736
🍽️ Food expenses	$178	$175
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.3	$41.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$131	$239
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	13	66
😀 Quality of life	36	47
🏙️ Population	1.28M	1.96M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 12% less expensive than in Isfahan. Cities ranked 8538th and 7921st ($519 vs $588) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 40th in Madagascar and Iran, respectively. Check Madagascar vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Antananarivo compared to 0.4 months in Isfahan. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Isfahan ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 7340th and 6374th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Isfahan

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	Antananarivo	Isfahan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.31	$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.6	$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.36	$3.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$0.6
☕ Cappuccino	$1.07	$0.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$65.4	$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$618	$902
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$375	$666
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$8.42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.4	$12.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.4	$9.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.86%	26.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$785	$1202
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$490	$621
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.99	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$2.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.12	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.65	$3.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$2.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$0.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.78	$5.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.38	$0.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.67	$0.6
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.31	$1.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.91	$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.47	$16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.62	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.81	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$16.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.62	$1.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.3	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.35	$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$20
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.3	$82.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$131	$56.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11512	$559

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Cities near Antananarivo

Distance	City	Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi	Antsirabe	$348
217 km or 135 mi	Toamasina	$457
633 km or 393 mi	Toliara	$403
727 km or 452 mi	Mamoudzou	$1549
809 km or 503 mi	Domoni	$1093
842 km or 523 mi	Le Port	$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

Cities near Isfahan

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$564
27 km or 17 mi	Shahin Shahr	$554
28 km or 18 mi	Najafabad	$545
73 km or 45 mi	Shahreza	$527
83 km or 52 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$370
150 km or 93 mi	Kashan	$575
191 km or 119 mi	Izeh	$490
220 km or 137 mi	Yasuj	$489
234 km or 146 mi	Qom	$472
236 km or 147 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$547
243 km or 151 mi	Arak	$462
259 km or 161 mi	Dorud	$518
265 km or 165 mi	Behbahan	$507
267 km or 166 mi	Yazd	$577
272 km or 169 mi	Shushtar	$559
291 km or 181 mi	Saveh	$542
292 km or 181 mi	Varamin	$673
305 km or 189 mi	Borujerd	$513
307 km or 191 mi	Dezful	$588
311 km or 193 mi	Qarchak	$693
312 km or 194 mi	Andimeshk	$583
315 km or 196 mi	Pakdasht	$689
319 km or 198 mi	Ahvaz	$588
320 km or 199 mi	Robat Karim	$690
322 km or 200 mi	Malayer	$470
322 km or 200 mi	Khorramabad	$559
324 km or 201 mi	Eslamshahr	$716
326 km or 203 mi	Marvdasht	$546
328 km or 204 mi	Nasimshahr	$706
328 km or 204 mi	Ray	$720
329 km or 205 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$542
337 km or 209 mi	Kazerun	$537
340 km or 211 mi	Shahriar	$708
341 km or 212 mi	Tehran	$797
342 km or 212 mi	Malard	$701
344 km or 214 mi	Pardis	$675
345 km or 215 mi	Andisheh	$696
346 km or 215 mi	Qods	$706
348 km or 216 mi	Shiraz	$558
348 km or 216 mi	Fardis	$699