Antananarivo vs Isfahan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Antananarivo	Isfahan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$564	$501
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1403	$1279
🏠 One person rent	$218	$206
🏘️ Family rent	$342	$364
🍽️ Food expenses	$190	$164
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.3	$42
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$129	$230
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	13	65
😀 Quality of life	42	55
🏙️ Population	1.28M	1.96M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 13% more expensive than in Isfahan. Cities ranked 8141st and 8682nd ($564 vs $501) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 69th 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 0.5 months in Isfahan. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Isfahan ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 7545th and 6324th 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	$3.34	$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.91	$2.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.45	$0.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$336	$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$78.4	$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$601	$460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$144	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.7	$9.15
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.5	$14.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$7.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.59%	26.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$823	$1116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$563	$610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.13	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.92	$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.1	$2.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.03	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$2.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$2.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$5.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.93	$0.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$0.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.69	$2.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.91	$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.59	$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.56	$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.76	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37	$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.14	$1.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.6	$92.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.36	$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.9	$18.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.5	$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$46.4	$71.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8558	$589

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Cities near Antananarivo

Distance	City	Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi	Antsirabe	$493
217 km or 135 mi	Toamasina	$476
633 km or 393 mi	Toliara	$453
727 km or 452 mi	Mamoudzou	$1624
809 km or 503 mi	Domoni	$1207
842 km or 523 mi	Le Port	$1590
842 km or 523 mi	Saint-Paul	$1641
846 km or 526 mi	La Possession	$1561
848 km or 527 mi	Saint-Leu	$1751
856 km or 532 mi	Saint-Denis	$1535
872 km or 542 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1595
873 km or 542 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1546
874 km or 543 mi	Le Tampon	$1576
879 km or 546 mi	Saint-Andre	$1560
884 km or 549 mi	Nacala	$1168
887 km or 551 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1561
888 km or 552 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1445
925 km or 575 mi	Moroni	$1207
975 km or 606 mi	Nampula	$935
998 km or 620 mi	Pemba	$1511
1047 km or 650 mi	Bambous	$774
1052 km or 654 mi	Quatre Bornes	$727
1054 km or 655 mi	Port Louis	$831
1058 km or 657 mi	Curepipe	$842
1058 km or 658 mi	Triolet	$834
1068 km or 664 mi	Goodlands	$822
1077 km or 669 mi	Centre de Flacq	$692
1078 km or 670 mi	Mahebourg	$812
1128 km or 701 mi	Quelimane	$692
1315 km or 817 mi	Mulanje	$461
1333 km or 828 mi	Beira	$996
1353 km or 841 mi	Zomba	$458
1373 km or 853 mi	Blantyre	$506
1396 km or 868 mi	Mangochi	$496
1441 km or 896 mi	Ntcheu	$493
1448 km or 900 mi	Monkey Bay	$519
1479 km or 919 mi	Chimoio	$916
1509 km or 937 mi	Tete	$820
1561 km or 970 mi	Mutare	$755
1564 km or 972 mi	Lilongwe	$592

Cities near Isfahan

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$488
27 km or 17 mi	Shahin Shahr	$484
28 km or 18 mi	Najafabad	$476
73 km or 45 mi	Shahreza	$470
83 km or 52 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$352
150 km or 93 mi	Kashan	$515
191 km or 119 mi	Izeh	$459
220 km or 137 mi	Yasuj	$463
234 km or 146 mi	Qom	$448
236 km or 147 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$517
243 km or 151 mi	Arak	$538
259 km or 161 mi	Dorud	$508
265 km or 165 mi	Behbahan	$483
267 km or 166 mi	Yazd	$545
272 km or 169 mi	Shushtar	$530
291 km or 181 mi	Saveh	$503
292 km or 181 mi	Varamin	$588
305 km or 189 mi	Borujerd	$494
307 km or 191 mi	Dezful	$566
311 km or 193 mi	Qarchak	$607
312 km or 194 mi	Andimeshk	$560
315 km or 196 mi	Pakdasht	$604
319 km or 198 mi	Ahvaz	$571
320 km or 199 mi	Robat Karim	$611
322 km or 200 mi	Malayer	$457
322 km or 200 mi	Khorramabad	$540
324 km or 201 mi	Eslamshahr	$623
326 km or 203 mi	Marvdasht	$530
328 km or 204 mi	Nasimshahr	$624
328 km or 204 mi	Ray	$622
329 km or 205 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
337 km or 209 mi	Kazerun	$503
340 km or 211 mi	Shahriar	$635
341 km or 212 mi	Tehran	$684
342 km or 212 mi	Malard	$641
344 km or 214 mi	Pardis	$598
345 km or 215 mi	Andisheh	$637
346 km or 215 mi	Qods	$638
348 km or 216 mi	Shiraz	$553
348 km or 216 mi	Fardis	$640