Antananarivo vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$600
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1828
$1568
🏠 One person rent
$263
$393
🏘️ Family rent
$755
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$199
$154
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.8
$29.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$145
$217
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
13
76
😀 Quality of life
39
55
🏙️ Population
1.28M
1.59M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 13% less expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 7665th and 6851st ($600 vs $693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in Madagascar and Iran, respectively. Check Madagascar vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Antananarivo compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 7272nd and 5919th among best cities to live in the world.

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Antananarivo Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.87
$3.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.56
$2.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.15
$1.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$124
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1149
$807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$546
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.3
$8.29
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.2
$12.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57
$7.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
21.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$786
$1158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$493
$710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.09
$12.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$2.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$3.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.43
$0.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.68
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.3
$2.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.88
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.49
$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.51
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.65
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$100
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.36
$7.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.1
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.8
$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11649
$882

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$353
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$461
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$428
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$1506
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$585
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$1439
842 km or 523 mi Saint-Paul
$1487
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1417
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1618
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1394
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1324
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1406
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1365
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1411
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1127
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1404
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1334
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$587
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$1165
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1144
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$718
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$666
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$829
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$770
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$784
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$776
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$751
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$852
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$992
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$327
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$1014
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$326
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$363
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$332
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$332
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$335
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$993
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$970
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$645
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$367

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$650
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$647
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$651
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$647
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$655
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$654
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$653
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$651
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$616
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$655
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$636
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$700
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$655
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$653
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$636
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$633
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$619
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$616
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$595
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$546
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$454
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$519
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$434
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$547
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$530
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$640
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$561
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$558
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$456
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$451
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$656
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$436
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$502
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$511
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$661
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$550