Antananarivo vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Antananarivo	Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$519	$1123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1528	$2695
🏠 One person rent	$205	$511
🏘️ Family rent	$516	$868
🍽️ Food expenses	$178	$341
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.3	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$131	$2204
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	13	45
😀 Quality of life	36	75
🏙️ Population	1.28M	4.7M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 54% less expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 8538th and 4828th ($519 vs $1123) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Madagascar and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Madagascar vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Antananarivo compared to 2 months in Jeddah. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7340th and 1110th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Jeddah

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	Antananarivo	Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.31	$6.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.6	$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.36	$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$1.07	$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$416
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$65.4	$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$618	$889
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$375	$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$68.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.4	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.4	$72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.86%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$785	$2216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$490	$1138
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.99	$34.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.12	$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.65	$7.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$7.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.78	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.38	$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.67	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.31	$6.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.91	$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.47	$5.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.62	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.81	$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$94.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.62	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.3	$45.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.35	$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$49.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.3	$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$131	$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11512	$6009

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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 Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$940
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1096
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$837
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$853
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$895
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$895
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$915
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$879
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$491
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$828
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$492
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1021
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$934
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1094
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$524
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$324
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$488
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$940
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$944
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$988
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$490
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$988
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$314
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$333
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$278
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1586
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$513
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$294
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$499
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$550
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$491
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$686
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$393
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$821
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$935
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$489
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$350
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$806
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$868
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$491