Antananarivo vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Antananarivo	Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$604	$496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1515	$1174
🏠 One person rent	$241	$228
🏘️ Family rent	$382	$388
🍽️ Food expenses	$198	$168
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.8	$42.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$111	$146
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	13	70
😀 Quality of life	41	50
🏙️ Population	1.28M	1.01M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 22% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 7948th and 8685th ($604 vs $496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Madagascar and Pakistan, respectively. Check Madagascar vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Antananarivo compared to 0.3 months in Islamabad. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Islamabad ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 7675th and 6656th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Islamabad

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	Antananarivo	Islamabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.19	$3.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.4	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.92	$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$126
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$567	$449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$188	$233
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.6	$62.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58	$95.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.5	$16.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.75%	14.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$686	$1529
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$599	$645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.95	$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$4.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.1	$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$5.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$2.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$4.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$0.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.36	$1.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.68	$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.08	$1.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.74	$1.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.59	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.83	$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.3	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.53	$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$11
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.56	$1.91
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.1	$22.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$39.8	$81.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11359	$3550

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Cities near Antananarivo

Distance	City	Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi	Antsirabe	$533
217 km or 135 mi	Toamasina	$511
633 km or 393 mi	Toliara	$493
727 km or 452 mi	Mamoudzou	$1603
809 km or 503 mi	Domoni	$1196
842 km or 523 mi	Le Port	$1615
842 km or 523 mi	Saint-Paul	$1663
846 km or 526 mi	La Possession	$1584
848 km or 527 mi	Saint-Leu	$1762
856 km or 532 mi	Saint-Denis	$1503
872 km or 542 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1575
873 km or 542 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1551
874 km or 543 mi	Le Tampon	$1559
879 km or 546 mi	Saint-Andre	$1563
884 km or 549 mi	Nacala	$1167
887 km or 551 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1567
888 km or 552 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1444
925 km or 575 mi	Moroni	$1196
975 km or 606 mi	Nampula	$933
998 km or 620 mi	Pemba	$1511
1047 km or 650 mi	Bambous	$747
1052 km or 654 mi	Quatre Bornes	$688
1054 km or 655 mi	Port Louis	$802
1058 km or 657 mi	Curepipe	$871
1058 km or 658 mi	Triolet	$819
1068 km or 664 mi	Goodlands	$810
1077 km or 669 mi	Centre de Flacq	$665
1078 km or 670 mi	Mahebourg	$820
1128 km or 701 mi	Quelimane	$691
1315 km or 817 mi	Mulanje	$456
1333 km or 828 mi	Beira	$952
1353 km or 841 mi	Zomba	$452
1373 km or 853 mi	Blantyre	$495
1396 km or 868 mi	Mangochi	$494
1441 km or 896 mi	Ntcheu	$489
1448 km or 900 mi	Monkey Bay	$516
1479 km or 919 mi	Chimoio	$875
1509 km or 937 mi	Tete	$792
1561 km or 970 mi	Mutare	$754
1564 km or 972 mi	Lilongwe	$587

Cities near Islamabad

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Rawalpindi	$446
33 km or 20 mi	Wah	$371
91 km or 57 mi	Mirpur	$280
108 km or 67 mi	Mardan	$373
131 km or 82 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$350
132 km or 82 mi	Baramulla	$253
135 km or 84 mi	Mingora	$373
146 km or 91 mi	Peshawar	$321
148 km or 92 mi	Kohat	$394
158 km or 98 mi	Gujrat	$335
169 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$344
183 km or 114 mi	Sargodha	$391
191 km or 119 mi	Hafizabad	$382
193 km or 120 mi	Sialkot	$313
200 km or 124 mi	Jammu	$286
203 km or 126 mi	Gujranwala	$309
220 km or 137 mi	Chiniot	$393
222 km or 138 mi	Kamoke	$332
239 km or 148 mi	Sheikhupura	$396
252 km or 156 mi	Jalalabad	$381
254 km or 158 mi	Faisalabad	$359
268 km or 167 mi	Lahore	$450
279 km or 173 mi	Jhang	$306
285 km or 177 mi	Gojra	$379
287 km or 178 mi	Amritsar	$397
287 km or 179 mi	Sahiwal	$339
291 km or 181 mi	Pathankot	$371
292 km or 182 mi	Khost	$438
324 km or 201 mi	Okara	$340
353 km or 219 mi	Gardez	$456
356 km or 221 mi	Jalandhar	$346
368 km or 229 mi	Kabul	$504
392 km or 244 mi	Khanewal	$401
396 km or 246 mi	Burewala	$350
408 km or 253 mi	Ludhiana	$391
418 km or 260 mi	Multan	$440
427 km or 266 mi	Ghazni	$447
465 km or 289 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$278
468 km or 291 mi	Puli Khumri	$447
483 km or 300 mi	Chandigarh	$379