Antananarivo vs Kigali - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Antananarivo	Kigali
🚶 Cost of living one person	$507	$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1468	$1896
🏠 One person rent	$182	$419
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$803
🍽️ Food expenses	$178	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.7	$98.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$85.4	$253
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	13	28
😀 Quality of life	35	45
🏙️ Population	1.28M	1.16M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 34% less expensive than in Kigali. Cities ranked 8589th and 6562nd ($507 vs $771) 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 0.3 months in Kigali. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Kigali ranked 1st in Rwanda, while ranked 7515th and 6577th 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	$3.19	$2.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.8	$28.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.23	$6.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.07
☕ Cappuccino	$1.13	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$315	$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$43.3	$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$427	$1132
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$634
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.7	$30.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$22.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.87%	16.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$624	$17658
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$480	$945
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.13	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.03	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$4.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$3.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.23	$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.71	$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.82	$4.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.44	$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.53	$0.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.73	$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.2	$31
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.4	$3.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.26	$1.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.7	$16.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.4	$26.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$77.3	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11211	$9282

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Cities near Antananarivo

Distance	City	Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi	Antsirabe	$352
217 km or 135 mi	Toamasina	$447
633 km or 393 mi	Toliara	$389
727 km or 452 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
809 km or 503 mi	Domoni	$1100
842 km or 523 mi	Le Port	$1400
842 km or 523 mi	Saint-Paul	$1459
846 km or 526 mi	La Possession	$1371
848 km or 527 mi	Saint-Leu	$1575
856 km or 532 mi	Saint-Denis	$1322
872 km or 542 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1397
873 km or 542 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1358
874 km or 543 mi	Le Tampon	$1396
879 km or 546 mi	Saint-Andre	$1368
884 km or 549 mi	Nacala	$1150
887 km or 551 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1379
888 km or 552 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1296
925 km or 575 mi	Moroni	$1105
975 km or 606 mi	Nampula	$872
998 km or 620 mi	Pemba	$1506
1047 km or 650 mi	Bambous	$745
1052 km or 654 mi	Quatre Bornes	$671
1054 km or 655 mi	Port Louis	$812
1058 km or 657 mi	Curepipe	$712
1058 km or 658 mi	Triolet	$808
1068 km or 664 mi	Goodlands	$796
1077 km or 669 mi	Centre de Flacq	$667
1078 km or 670 mi	Mahebourg	$785
1128 km or 701 mi	Quelimane	$675
1315 km or 817 mi	Mulanje	$461
1333 km or 828 mi	Beira	$1003
1353 km or 841 mi	Zomba	$457
1373 km or 853 mi	Blantyre	$507
1396 km or 868 mi	Mangochi	$493
1441 km or 896 mi	Ntcheu	$492
1448 km or 900 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
1479 km or 919 mi	Chimoio	$947
1509 km or 937 mi	Tete	$825
1561 km or 970 mi	Mutare	$752
1564 km or 972 mi	Lilongwe	$587

Cities near Kigali

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Byumba	$613
56 km or 35 mi	Nyanza	$518
69 km or 43 mi	Ruhengeri	$492
80 km or 50 mi	Butare	$413
80 km or 50 mi	Kibuye	$479
95 km or 59 mi	Gisenyi	$381
104 km or 65 mi	Muyinga	$650
109 km or 68 mi	Ngozi	$648
142 km or 88 mi	Cyangugu	$496
145 km or 90 mi	Bubanza	$648
148 km or 92 mi	Bukavu	$759
164 km or 102 mi	Gitega	$651
170 km or 105 mi	Ruyigi	$648
177 km or 110 mi	Bujumbura	$719
191 km or 119 mi	Uvira	$803
219 km or 136 mi	Rutana	$648
243 km or 151 mi	Kasese	$573
244 km or 152 mi	Makamba	$647
246 km or 153 mi	Butembo	$768
281 km or 174 mi	Beni	$785
322 km or 200 mi	Mwanza	$625
348 km or 216 mi	Entebbe	$558
377 km or 234 mi	Kampala	$698
388 km or 241 mi	Kira Town	$646
392 km or 244 mi	Bunia	$801
438 km or 272 mi	Jinja	$562
451 km or 280 mi	Kalemie	$747
473 km or 294 mi	Kindu	$746
544 km or 338 mi	Tororo	$602
554 km or 344 mi	Mumias	$490
561 km or 348 mi	Kisumu	$522
562 km or 349 mi	Arua	$585
568 km or 353 mi	Mbale	$605
581 km or 361 mi	Gulu	$594
593 km or 368 mi	Isiro	$843
607 km or 377 mi	Kisangani	$910
642 km or 399 mi	Eldoret	$483
693 km or 431 mi	Nakuru	$500
748 km or 465 mi	Yambio	$495
752 km or 467 mi	Arusha	$638