Antananarivo vs Kigali - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Kigali
🚶 Cost of living one person
$600
$677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1828
$1633
🏠 One person rent
$263
$323
🏘️ Family rent
$755
$549
🍽️ Food expenses
$199
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.8
$78.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$145
$265
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
13
28
😀 Quality of life
39
47
🏙️ Population
1.28M
1.16M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 11% less expensive than in Kigali. Cities ranked 7665th and 6978th ($600 vs $677) 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 0.4 months in Kigali. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Kigali ranked 1st in Rwanda, while ranked 7272nd and 6517th 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
$3.87
$3.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.56
$6.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.98
 Cappuccino
$1.15
$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$124
$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1149
$792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.3
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.2
$36.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
16.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$786
$13256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$493
$800
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.09
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$4.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$5.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$3.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.43
$8.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.68
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.3
$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.88
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.49
$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.51
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.65
$3.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.36
$1.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.1
$21.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.8
$28.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$204
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11649
$6579

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Distance City Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi Antsirabe
$353
217 km or 135 mi Toamasina
$461
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$428
727 km or 452 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
809 km or 503 mi Domoni
$585
842 km or 523 mi Le Port
$1439
842 km or 523 mi Saint-Paul
$1487
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1417
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1618
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1394
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1324
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1406
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1365
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1411
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1127
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1404
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1334
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$587
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$1165
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1144
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$718
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$666
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$829
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$770
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$784
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$776
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$751
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$852
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$992
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$327
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$1014
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$326
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$363
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$332
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$332
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$335
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$993
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$970
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$645
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$367

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Byumba
$599
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$539
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$575
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$458
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$566
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$572
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$449
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$448
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$554
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$453
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$739
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$445
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$446
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$493
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$776
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$448
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$543
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$449
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$745
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$747
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$493
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$547
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$654
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$600
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$748
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$542
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$746
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$740
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$557
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$424
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$441
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$553
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$557
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$556
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$808
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$860
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$405
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$439
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$476
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$571