Antananarivo vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

Antananarivo Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$625
$435
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1760
$1139
🏠 One person rent
$261
$145
🏘️ Family rent
$650
$303
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$195
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.3
$49.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$198
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
13
28
😀 Quality of life
40
46
🏙️ Population
1.28M
846K

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 44% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 7428th and 8692nd ($625 vs $435) 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 7095th and 6493rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Antananarivo Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.21
$2.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.1
$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.43
$7.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$1.17
$1.52
🥤 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
$389
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$922
$393
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$457
$232
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.6
$17.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.7
$27.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.57%
12.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$942
$1874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$499
$925
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.73
$7.81
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$8.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.71
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$3.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.96
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.36
$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.99
$1.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.6
$2.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.54
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.85
$0.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$28.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$3.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.46
$2.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.4
$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$49.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$204
$83.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5139
$3066

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$378
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$502
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$482
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$1507
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$509
842 km or 523 mi Le Port
$1222
842 km or 523 mi Saint-Paul
$1220
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1214
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1261
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1355
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1232
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1265
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1222
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1262
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1030
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1312
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1253
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$510
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$1042
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1170
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$683
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$647
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$775
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$590
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$636
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$657
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$711
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$702
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$1023
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$593
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$985
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$594
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$520
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$587
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$585
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$594
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$1032
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$995
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$801
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$680

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$413
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$339
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$308
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$320
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$341
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$239
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$349
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$362
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$334
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$329
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$299
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$288
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$289
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$359
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$280
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$331
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$331
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$330
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$672
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$370
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$410
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$331
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$331
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$411
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$528
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$329
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$289
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$359
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$335
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$337
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$312
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$345
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$355
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$315
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$331
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$315
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$353
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$324
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$428
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$358