Antananarivo vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1528
$1153
🏠 One person rent
$205
$147
🏘️ Family rent
$516
$283
🍽️ Food expenses
$178
$188
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.3
$62.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$131
$231
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
13
28
😀 Quality of life
36
45
🏙️ Population
1.28M
846K

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 17% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 8538th and 8885th ($519 vs $443) 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 0.3 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 7340th and 6524th 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
$3.31
$1.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.36
$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.63
☕ Cappuccino
$1.07
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$180
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.4
$97.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$618
$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$375
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$22.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.4
$34.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.4
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
12.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$2306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$490
$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.99
$8.86
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.65
$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$5.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.78
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.38
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.31
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$1.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.62
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.62
$3.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.35
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.7
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.3
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$87.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11512
$4063

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$348
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$457
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$1549
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$1093
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$1481
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$1538
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1441
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1665
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1397
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1454
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1432
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1457
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1444
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1394
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1451
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1371
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$1091
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$1190
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1500
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$767
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$674
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$826
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$701
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$804
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$796
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$789
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$777
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$670
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$500
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$1000
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$498
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$591
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$516
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$515
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$526
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$953
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$834
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$662
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$582

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$350
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$311
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$335
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$321
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$377
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$306
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$339
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$356
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$297
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$331
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$303
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$268
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$314
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$337
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$331
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$316
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$312
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$930
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$365
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$455
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$311
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$293
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$387
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$461
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$311
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$298
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$393
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$285
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$284
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$273
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$396
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$396
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$279
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$309
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$288
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$379
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$282
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$329
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$330