Antananarivo vs Kigali - Cost of Living Comparison

Antananarivo Kigali
🚶 Cost of living one person
$625
$709
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1760
$1894
🏠 One person rent
$261
$350
🏘️ Family rent
$650
$842
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.3
$75.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$404
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
13
30
😀 Quality of life
40
52
🏙️ Population
1.28M
1.16M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 12% less expensive than in Kigali. Cities ranked 7428th and 6614th ($625 vs $709) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Madagascar and Rwanda, respectively. Check Madagascar vs Rwanda comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Antananarivo compared to 0.6 months in Kigali. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Kigali ranked 1st in Rwanda, while ranked 7095th and 6126th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Kigali

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Antananarivo Kigali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.21
$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.1
$34.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.43
$7.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$0.91
☕ Cappuccino
$1.17
$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$389
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$922
$1226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$457
$644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.6
$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.7
$49.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59
$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.57%
17.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$942
$2845
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$499
$818
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.73
$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.71
$4.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$4.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$3.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$3.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.96
$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.36
$1.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.99
$5.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.6
$3.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.54
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.85
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$4.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.46
$2.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.4
$22.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$33.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$204
$151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5139
$1620

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$378
217 km or 135 mi Toamasina
$502
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$482
727 km or 452 mi Mamoudzou
$1507
809 km or 503 mi Domoni
$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
42 km or 26 mi Byumba
$647
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$572
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$580
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$554
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$648
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$612
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$459
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$461
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$634
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$461
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$862
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$453
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$459
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$494
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$948
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$460
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$427
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$460
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$910
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$915
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$552
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$544
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$671
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$515
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$925
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$455
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$899
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$903
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$528
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$440
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$471
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$501
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$497
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$455
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$905
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$964
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$469
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$439
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$493
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$560