Antananarivo vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Antananarivo	Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person	$519	$583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1528	$1449
🏠 One person rent	$205	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$516	$456
🍽️ Food expenses	$178	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.3	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$131	$155
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	13	24
😀 Quality of life	36	14
🏙️ Population	1.28M	4.35M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 11% less expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 8538th and 7980th ($519 vs $583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 26th in Madagascar and Nigeria, respectively. Check Madagascar vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Antananarivo compared to 0.3 months in Kano. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Kano ranked 10th in Nigeria, while ranked 7340th and 9075th 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	$3.31	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.6	$8.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.36	$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$0.92
☕ Cappuccino	$1.07	$5.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$65.4	$140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$618	$916
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$375	$299
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$11.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.4	$17.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.4	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.86%	21.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$785	$1817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$490	$1288
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.99	$26.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$9.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$2.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.12	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.65	$1.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$1.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$4.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$5.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$3.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.78	$0.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.38	$4.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.67	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.31	$1.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.91	$1.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.47	$0.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.62	$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.81	$0.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.62	$3.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.3	$3.04
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.35	$1.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$11.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.3	$64.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$131	$38.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11512	$1831

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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 Kano

Distance	City	Cost of living
137 km or 85 mi	Zaria	$621
148 km or 92 mi	Katsina	$596
202 km or 125 mi	Kaduna	$377
202 km or 126 mi	Gusau	$605
206 km or 128 mi	Zinder	$1037
227 km or 141 mi	Maradi	$1042
233 km or 145 mi	Jos	$757
237 km or 147 mi	Bauchi	$735
341 km or 212 mi	Minna	$787
346 km or 215 mi	Abuja	$1262
375 km or 233 mi	Sokoto	$453
376 km or 234 mi	Damaturu	$545
504 km or 313 mi	Maiduguri	$584
553 km or 344 mi	Mubi	$616
583 km or 362 mi	Ilorin	$526
607 km or 377 mi	Ado Ekiti	$681
612 km or 380 mi	Garoua	$724
625 km or 388 mi	Owo	$658
628 km or 390 mi	Enugu	$469
639 km or 397 mi	Osogbo	$704
641 km or 399 mi	Akure	$635
653 km or 406 mi	Maroua	$701
664 km or 413 mi	Awka	$846
664 km or 413 mi	Ife	$774
676 km or 420 mi	Onitsha	$1036
683 km or 424 mi	Oyo	$699
692 km or 430 mi	Bol	$494
698 km or 434 mi	Bamenda	$714
708 km or 440 mi	Benin	$537
711 km or 442 mi	N'Djamena	$529
715 km or 444 mi	Niamey	$1073
718 km or 446 mi	Ibadan	$759
728 km or 452 mi	Umuahia	$906
743 km or 461 mi	Owerri	$1686
756 km or 470 mi	Bafoussam	$794
761 km or 473 mi	Ngaoundere	$666
772 km or 480 mi	Bongor	$492
776 km or 482 mi	Aba	$638
782 km or 486 mi	Abeokuta	$1019
782 km or 486 mi	Warri	$886