Antananarivo vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Antananarivo	Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$600	$389
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1828	$1027
🏠 One person rent	$263	$169
🏘️ Family rent	$755	$398
🍽️ Food expenses	$199	$140
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.8	$33.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$145	$221
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	13	67
😀 Quality of life	39	51
🏙️ Population	1.28M	1.01M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 54% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 7665th and 8988th ($600 vs $389) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 0.6 months in Islamabad. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Islamabad ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 7272nd and 6200th 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	$3.87	$1.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.6	$16.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.56	$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$2.18
☕ Cappuccino	$1.15	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$0.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$139
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$124	$85.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1149	$397
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$537	$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.3	$57.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.2	$88
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57	$15.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.86%	19.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$786	$791
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$493	$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.09	$5.43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$4.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.13	$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.39	$4.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$4.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$0.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.77	$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.43	$1.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.68	$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.3	$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.88	$0.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.49	$1.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.51	$0.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.81	$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.65	$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$7.98
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.36	$3.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.1	$16.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.8	$74.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$134	$51.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11649	$1443

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Cities near Antananarivo

Distance	City	Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi	Antsirabe	$353
217 km or 135 mi	Toamasina	$461
633 km or 393 mi	Toliara	$428
727 km or 452 mi	Mamoudzou	$1506
809 km or 503 mi	Domoni	$585
842 km or 523 mi	Le Port	$1439
842 km or 523 mi	Saint-Paul	$1487
846 km or 526 mi	La Possession	$1417
848 km or 527 mi	Saint-Leu	$1618
856 km or 532 mi	Saint-Denis	$1394
872 km or 542 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1324
873 km or 542 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1406
874 km or 543 mi	Le Tampon	$1365
879 km or 546 mi	Saint-Andre	$1411
884 km or 549 mi	Nacala	$1127
887 km or 551 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1404
888 km or 552 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1334
925 km or 575 mi	Moroni	$587
975 km or 606 mi	Nampula	$1165
998 km or 620 mi	Pemba	$1144
1047 km or 650 mi	Bambous	$718
1052 km or 654 mi	Quatre Bornes	$666
1054 km or 655 mi	Port Louis	$829
1058 km or 657 mi	Curepipe	$770
1058 km or 658 mi	Triolet	$784
1068 km or 664 mi	Goodlands	$776
1077 km or 669 mi	Centre de Flacq	$751
1078 km or 670 mi	Mahebourg	$852
1128 km or 701 mi	Quelimane	$992
1315 km or 817 mi	Mulanje	$327
1333 km or 828 mi	Beira	$1014
1353 km or 841 mi	Zomba	$326
1373 km or 853 mi	Blantyre	$363
1396 km or 868 mi	Mangochi	$332
1441 km or 896 mi	Ntcheu	$332
1448 km or 900 mi	Monkey Bay	$335
1479 km or 919 mi	Chimoio	$993
1509 km or 937 mi	Tete	$970
1561 km or 970 mi	Mutare	$645
1564 km or 972 mi	Lilongwe	$367

Cities near Islamabad

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Rawalpindi	$331
33 km or 20 mi	Wah	$238
91 km or 57 mi	Mirpur	$278
108 km or 67 mi	Mardan	$335
131 km or 82 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$287
132 km or 82 mi	Baramulla	$281
135 km or 84 mi	Mingora	$311
146 km or 91 mi	Peshawar	$352
148 km or 92 mi	Kohat	$307
158 km or 98 mi	Gujrat	$277
169 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$393
183 km or 114 mi	Sargodha	$330
191 km or 119 mi	Hafizabad	$303
193 km or 120 mi	Sialkot	$298
200 km or 124 mi	Jammu	$399
203 km or 126 mi	Gujranwala	$240
220 km or 137 mi	Chiniot	$344
222 km or 138 mi	Kamoke	$268
239 km or 148 mi	Sheikhupura	$337
252 km or 156 mi	Jalalabad	$347
254 km or 158 mi	Faisalabad	$289
268 km or 167 mi	Lahore	$386
279 km or 173 mi	Jhang	$364
285 km or 177 mi	Gojra	$337
287 km or 178 mi	Amritsar	$508
287 km or 179 mi	Sahiwal	$260
291 km or 181 mi	Pathankot	$399
292 km or 182 mi	Khost	$423
324 km or 201 mi	Okara	$290
353 km or 219 mi	Gardez	$449
356 km or 221 mi	Jalandhar	$394
368 km or 229 mi	Kabul	$567
392 km or 244 mi	Khanewal	$328
396 km or 246 mi	Burewala	$338
408 km or 253 mi	Ludhiana	$448
418 km or 260 mi	Multan	$307
427 km or 266 mi	Ghazni	$455
465 km or 289 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$242
468 km or 291 mi	Puli Khumri	$437
483 km or 300 mi	Chandigarh	$401