Antananarivo vs Kampala - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Antananarivo	Kampala
🚶 Cost of living one person	$507	$698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1468	$1738
🏠 One person rent	$182	$314
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$645
🍽️ Food expenses	$178	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.7	$78.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$85.4	$178
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	34 km
🎓 Higher education	13	53
😀 Quality of life	35	44
🏙️ Population	1.28M	1.68M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 27% less expensive than in Kampala. Cities ranked 8589th and 6903rd ($507 vs $698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Madagascar and Uganda, respectively. Check Madagascar vs Uganda comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Antananarivo compared to 0.3 months in Kampala. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Kampala ranked 1st in Uganda, while ranked 7515th and 6624th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Kampala

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	Antananarivo	Kampala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.19	$2.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.8	$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.23	$8.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$1.13	$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$315	$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$43.3	$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$427	$1184
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$387
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.7	$25
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$39
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.87%	21.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$624	$1111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$480	$976
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.13	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.03	$40.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$4.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.23	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.71	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.82	$4.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.44	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.53	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.73	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.2	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.4	$6.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.26	$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.7	$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.4	$33.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$77.3	$125
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11211	$4369

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Antananarivo

Distance	City	Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi	Antsirabe	$352
217 km or 135 mi	Toamasina	$447
633 km or 393 mi	Toliara	$389
727 km or 452 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
809 km or 503 mi	Domoni	$1100
842 km or 523 mi	Le Port	$1400
842 km or 523 mi	Saint-Paul	$1459
846 km or 526 mi	La Possession	$1371
848 km or 527 mi	Saint-Leu	$1575
856 km or 532 mi	Saint-Denis	$1322
872 km or 542 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1397
873 km or 542 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1358
874 km or 543 mi	Le Tampon	$1396
879 km or 546 mi	Saint-Andre	$1368
884 km or 549 mi	Nacala	$1150
887 km or 551 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1379
888 km or 552 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1296
925 km or 575 mi	Moroni	$1105
975 km or 606 mi	Nampula	$872
998 km or 620 mi	Pemba	$1506
1047 km or 650 mi	Bambous	$745
1052 km or 654 mi	Quatre Bornes	$671
1054 km or 655 mi	Port Louis	$812
1058 km or 657 mi	Curepipe	$712
1058 km or 658 mi	Triolet	$808
1068 km or 664 mi	Goodlands	$796
1077 km or 669 mi	Centre de Flacq	$667
1078 km or 670 mi	Mahebourg	$785
1128 km or 701 mi	Quelimane	$675
1315 km or 817 mi	Mulanje	$461
1333 km or 828 mi	Beira	$1003
1353 km or 841 mi	Zomba	$457
1373 km or 853 mi	Blantyre	$507
1396 km or 868 mi	Mangochi	$493
1441 km or 896 mi	Ntcheu	$492
1448 km or 900 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
1479 km or 919 mi	Chimoio	$947
1509 km or 937 mi	Tete	$825
1561 km or 970 mi	Mutare	$752
1564 km or 972 mi	Lilongwe	$587

Cities near Kampala

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Kira Town	$646
32 km or 20 mi	Entebbe	$558
70 km or 44 mi	Jinja	$562
183 km or 114 mi	Tororo	$602
197 km or 122 mi	Mbale	$605
212 km or 131 mi	Mumias	$490
246 km or 153 mi	Kisumu	$522
274 km or 171 mi	Gulu	$594
288 km or 179 mi	Kasese	$573
294 km or 183 mi	Bunia	$801
301 km or 187 mi	Eldoret	$483
317 km or 197 mi	Mwanza	$625
347 km or 216 mi	Beni	$785
350 km or 217 mi	Byumba	$613
355 km or 220 mi	Arua	$585
366 km or 227 mi	Butembo	$768
377 km or 234 mi	Kigali	$771
384 km or 238 mi	Ruhengeri	$492
393 km or 244 mi	Nakuru	$500
431 km or 268 mi	Muyinga	$650
432 km or 269 mi	Nyanza	$518
432 km or 269 mi	Gisenyi	$381
446 km or 277 mi	Kibuye	$479
452 km or 281 mi	Butare	$413
471 km or 293 mi	Ngozi	$648
494 km or 307 mi	Ruyigi	$648
503 km or 313 mi	Nairobi	$760
510 km or 317 mi	Gitega	$651
514 km or 320 mi	Cyangugu	$496
516 km or 321 mi	Juba	$513
517 km or 321 mi	Bubanza	$648
520 km or 323 mi	Bukavu	$759
523 km or 325 mi	Thika	$589
545 km or 339 mi	Bujumbura	$719
551 km or 343 mi	Rutana	$648
559 km or 348 mi	Machakos	$408
563 km or 350 mi	Uvira	$803
564 km or 351 mi	Meru	$541
583 km or 362 mi	Makamba	$647
613 km or 381 mi	Arusha	$638