Antananarivo vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$696
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1414
$1558
🏠 One person rent
$217
$397
🏘️ Family rent
$341
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.8
$33.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$110
$242
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
13
75
😀 Quality of life
41
60
🏙️ Population
1.28M
1.59M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 19% less expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 8275th and 7267th ($564 vs $696) 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 7753rd and 5965th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Karaj

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Antananarivo Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.36
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.52
$1.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$89.7
$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$163
$615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.6
$8.73
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.4
$13.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$5.27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.44%
22.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$699
$1252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$586
$540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.08
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.86
$3.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.04
$0.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.96
$4.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$94.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.4
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.3
$25
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78
$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.6
$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9859
$833

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$496
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$481
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$460
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$1652
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$1237
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$1624
842 km or 523 mi Saint-Paul
$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
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$637
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$639
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$629
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$631
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$631
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$627
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$601
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$595
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$602
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$594
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$639
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$592
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$591
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$586
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$583
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$575
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$571
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$586
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$512
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$455
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$531
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$372
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$494
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$461
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$635
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$516
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$535
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$542
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$425
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$428
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$460
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$499
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$659
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$546