Antananarivo vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1414
$1054
🏠 One person rent
$217
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$341
$207
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$175
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.8
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$110
$214
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
13
29
😀 Quality of life
41
51
🏙️ Population
1.28M
846K

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 37% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 8275th and 8958th ($564 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Madagascar and Nepal, respectively. Check Madagascar vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Antananarivo compared to 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 7753rd and 6657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Kathmandu

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Antananarivo Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.36
$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$5.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$1.52
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$89.7
$78.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$163
$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.6
$18
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.4
$28
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$8.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.44%
10.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$699
$2071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$586
$1335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.08
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.86
$7.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$5.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.04
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.96
$1.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$3.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.4
$2.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.3
$21.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78
$58.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.6
$69.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9859
$3536

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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
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
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$340
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$285
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$319
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$284
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$395
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$315
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$308
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$278
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$310
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$283
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$253
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$293
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$282
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$276
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$267
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$299
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$943
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$273
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$443
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$300
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$299
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$340
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$288
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$285
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$280
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$363
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$363
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$281
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$298
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$284
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$347
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$293
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$314
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$360