Antananarivo vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1414
$1045
🏠 One person rent
$217
$163
🏘️ Family rent
$341
$267
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$154
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.8
$72.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$110
$152
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
13
63
😀 Quality of life
41
54
🏙️ Population
1.28M
14.9M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 30% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 8275th and 8914th ($564 vs $434) 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 0.4 months in Karachi. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 7753rd and 6414th among best cities to live in the world.

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Antananarivo Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.36
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.96
☕ Cappuccino
$1.52
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$122
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$89.7
$71.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$163
$129
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.6
$69.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.4
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.44%
13.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$699
$659
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$586
$422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.08
$9.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.86
$7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$5.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.04
$1.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.96
$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$17.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.4
$1.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.3
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.6
$58.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9859
$1646

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$496
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$481
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$460
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$1652
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$1237
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$1624
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$1681
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1600
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1795
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1562
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1640
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1588
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1618
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1597
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1181
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1602
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1468
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$1233
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$935
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1521
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$749
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$697
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$812
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$819
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$815
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$807
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$672
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$796
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$692
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$461
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$1000
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$458
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$505
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$496
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$495
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$521
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$924
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$828
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$764
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$591

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Distance City Cost of living
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$365
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$326
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$392
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$337
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$284
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$343
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$327
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$324
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$310
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$378
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$298
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$437
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$401
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$287
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$330
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$317
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$373
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$575
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$326
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$298
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$627
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$382
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$289
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$693
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$417
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$463
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$331
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$382
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$269
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$467
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$813
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$351
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$297
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$294
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1135
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$325
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561