Antananarivo vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Antananarivo	Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person	$507	$553
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1468	$1362
🏠 One person rent	$182	$208
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$429
🍽️ Food expenses	$178	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.7	$92.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$85.4	$154
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	13	24
😀 Quality of life	35	13
🏙️ Population	1.28M	4.35M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 8% less expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 8589th and 8204th ($507 vs $553) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th in Madagascar and Nigeria, respectively. Check Madagascar vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Antananarivo compared to 0.3 months in Kano. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Kano ranked 12th in Nigeria, while ranked 7515th and 9094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Kano

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	Antananarivo	Kano
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.19	$2.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.8	$7.78
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.23	$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$0.87
☕ Cappuccino	$1.13	$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$315	$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$43.3	$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$427	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.7	$11.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$18
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.87%	21.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$624	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$480	$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.13	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.03	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$8.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$2.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$2.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$1.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$4.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$3.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.23	$4.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.71	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.82	$1.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.44	$1.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.53	$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.73	$0.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.2	$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.4	$3.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$3.33
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.26	$1.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.7	$12
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.4	$52.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$77.3	$35.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11211	$1380

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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 Kano

Distance	City	Cost of living
137 km or 85 mi	Zaria	$526
148 km or 92 mi	Katsina	$579
202 km or 125 mi	Kaduna	$371
202 km or 126 mi	Gusau	$587
206 km or 128 mi	Zinder	$974
227 km or 141 mi	Maradi	$972
233 km or 145 mi	Jos	$820
237 km or 147 mi	Bauchi	$759
341 km or 212 mi	Minna	$743
346 km or 215 mi	Abuja	$1502
375 km or 233 mi	Sokoto	$426
376 km or 234 mi	Damaturu	$553
504 km or 313 mi	Maiduguri	$609
553 km or 344 mi	Mubi	$665
583 km or 362 mi	Ilorin	$535
607 km or 377 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
612 km or 380 mi	Garoua	$556
625 km or 388 mi	Owo	$651
628 km or 390 mi	Enugu	$462
639 km or 397 mi	Osogbo	$695
641 km or 399 mi	Akure	$634
653 km or 406 mi	Maroua	$533
664 km or 413 mi	Awka	$805
664 km or 413 mi	Ife	$779
676 km or 420 mi	Onitsha	$972
683 km or 424 mi	Oyo	$677
692 km or 430 mi	Bol	$485
698 km or 434 mi	Bamenda	$553
708 km or 440 mi	Benin	$558
711 km or 442 mi	N'Djamena	$523
715 km or 444 mi	Niamey	$1019
718 km or 446 mi	Ibadan	$776
728 km or 452 mi	Umuahia	$883
743 km or 461 mi	Owerri	$1611
756 km or 470 mi	Bafoussam	$555
761 km or 473 mi	Ngaoundere	$527
772 km or 480 mi	Bongor	$486
776 km or 482 mi	Aba	$621
782 km or 486 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
782 km or 486 mi	Warri	$881