Antananarivo vs Kigali - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Kigali
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$758
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1403
$1809
🏠 One person rent
$218
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$342
$676
🍽️ Food expenses
$190
$221
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.3
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$129
$212
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
13
27
😀 Quality of life
42
49
🏙️ Population
1.28M
1.16M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 26% less expensive than in Kigali. Cities ranked 8141st and 6835th ($564 vs $758) 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 7545th and 6733rd 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
$3.34
$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$6.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$1.03
☕ Cappuccino
$1.45
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$512
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.4
$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$914
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$144
$531
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.5
$48.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.1
$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.59%
16.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$14731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$563
$960
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.13
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.92
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$4.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$3.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.91
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.93
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.69
$1.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37
$31.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.14
$3.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.6
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.36
$3.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.9
$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$62.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.4
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8558
$7919

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Distance City Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi Antsirabe
$493
217 km or 135 mi Toamasina
$476
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$453
727 km or 452 mi Mamoudzou
$1624
809 km or 503 mi Domoni
$1207
842 km or 523 mi Le Port
$1590
842 km or 523 mi Saint-Paul
$1641
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1561
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1751
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1535
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1595
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1546
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1576
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1560
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1168
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1561
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1445
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$1207
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$935
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1511
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$774
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$727
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$831
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$842
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$834
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$822
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$692
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$812
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$692
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$461
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$996
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$458
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$506
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$496
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$493
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$519
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$916
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$820
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$755
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$592

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Byumba
$597
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$524
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$499
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$412
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$491
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$396
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$687
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$686
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$505
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$689
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$803
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$689
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$687
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$754
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$842
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$688
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$567
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$688
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$804
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$820
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$656
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$578
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$717
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$658
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$833
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$582
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$792
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$793
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$623
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$511
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$543
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$617
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$654
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$627
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$879
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$957
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$528
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$503
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$508
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$612