Antananarivo vs Isfahan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Antananarivo	Isfahan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$564	$500
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1414	$1275
🏠 One person rent	$217	$207
🏘️ Family rent	$341	$364
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$163
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.8	$40
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$110	$200
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	13	63
😀 Quality of life	41	57
🏙️ Population	1.28M	1.96M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 13% more expensive than in Isfahan. Cities ranked 8275th and 8716th ($564 vs $500) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 70th in Madagascar and Iran, respectively. Check Madagascar vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Antananarivo compared to 0.4 months in Isfahan. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Isfahan ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 7753rd and 6223rd 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	$3.36	$2.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.4	$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.59	$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$0.85
☕ Cappuccino	$1.52	$0.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$89.7	$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$518	$477
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$163	$309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.6	$9.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.4	$14
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.6	$7.49
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.44%	27.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$699	$1124
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$586	$644
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.08	$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$2.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$2.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$2.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.93	$5.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.04	$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$0.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.59	$2.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.96	$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.61	$16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.56	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.25	$1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.9	$94.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.3	$18.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$46.6	$71.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9859	$525

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Cities near Antananarivo

Distance	City	Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi	Antsirabe	$496
217 km or 135 mi	Toamasina	$481
633 km or 393 mi	Toliara	$460
727 km or 452 mi	Mamoudzou	$1652
809 km or 503 mi	Domoni	$1237
842 km or 523 mi	Le Port	$1624
842 km or 523 mi	Saint-Paul	$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

Cities near Isfahan

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$488
27 km or 17 mi	Shahin Shahr	$487
28 km or 18 mi	Najafabad	$481
73 km or 45 mi	Shahreza	$479
83 km or 52 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$364
150 km or 93 mi	Kashan	$516
191 km or 119 mi	Izeh	$476
220 km or 137 mi	Yasuj	$487
234 km or 146 mi	Qom	$455
236 km or 147 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$529
243 km or 151 mi	Arak	$542
259 km or 161 mi	Dorud	$513
265 km or 165 mi	Behbahan	$492
267 km or 166 mi	Yazd	$565
272 km or 169 mi	Shushtar	$546
291 km or 181 mi	Saveh	$512
292 km or 181 mi	Varamin	$571
305 km or 189 mi	Borujerd	$499
307 km or 191 mi	Dezful	$574
311 km or 193 mi	Qarchak	$586
312 km or 194 mi	Andimeshk	$569
315 km or 196 mi	Pakdasht	$583
319 km or 198 mi	Ahvaz	$571
320 km or 199 mi	Robat Karim	$594
322 km or 200 mi	Malayer	$460
322 km or 200 mi	Khorramabad	$546
324 km or 201 mi	Eslamshahr	$602
326 km or 203 mi	Marvdasht	$547
328 km or 204 mi	Nasimshahr	$601
328 km or 204 mi	Ray	$591
329 km or 205 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$537
337 km or 209 mi	Kazerun	$523
340 km or 211 mi	Shahriar	$627
341 km or 212 mi	Tehran	$639
342 km or 212 mi	Malard	$631
344 km or 214 mi	Pardis	$575
345 km or 215 mi	Andisheh	$629
346 km or 215 mi	Qods	$631
348 km or 216 mi	Shiraz	$565
348 km or 216 mi	Fardis	$639