Antananarivo vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$704
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1403
$1577
🏠 One person rent
$218
$399
🏘️ Family rent
$342
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$190
$172
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.3
$34.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$129
$246
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
13
76
😀 Quality of life
42
61
🏙️ Population
1.28M
1.59M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 20% less expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 8141st and 7072nd ($564 vs $704) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 7545th and 5808th among best cities to live in the world.

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Antananarivo Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.34
$3.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.45
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.4
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$144
$622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$8.54
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.5
$13.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.1
$5.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.59%
22.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$1256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$563
$541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.13
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.92
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$3.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.91
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.93
$0.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.69
$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$4.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$4.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.14
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.6
$92.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.36
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.9
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.4
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8558
$836

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Distance City Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi Antsirabe
$493
217 km or 135 mi Toamasina
$476
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$453
727 km or 452 mi Mamoudzou
$1624
809 km or 503 mi Domoni
$1207
842 km or 523 mi Le Port
$1590
842 km or 523 mi Saint-Paul
$1641
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1561
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1751
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1535
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1595
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1546
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1576
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1560
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1168
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1561
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1445
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$1207
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$935
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1511
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$774
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$727
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$831
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$842
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$834
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$822
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$692
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$812
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$692
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$461
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$996
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$458
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$506
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$496
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$493
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$519
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$916
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$820
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$755
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$592

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$644
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$640
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$637
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$638
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$641
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$635
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$624
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$598
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$623
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$611
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$684
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$628
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$622
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$607
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$604
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$598
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$588
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$582
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$503
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$448
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$530
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$372
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$497
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$472
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$643
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$515
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$542
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$538
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$426
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$430
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$457
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$494
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$508
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$658
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$540