Antananarivo vs Kigali - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Kigali
🚶 Cost of living one person
$604
$872
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1515
$2006
🏠 One person rent
$241
$489
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.8
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$111
$137
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
13
30
😀 Quality of life
41
48
🏙️ Population
1.28M
1.75M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 31% less expensive than in Kigali. Cities ranked 7948th and 6419th ($604 vs $872) 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 0.2 months in Kigali. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Kigali ranked 1st in Rwanda, while ranked 7675th and 6866th 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
$2.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.4
$25.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.92
$6.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.04
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$308
$609
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$381
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$567
$1100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$188
$673
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.6
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.5
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.75%
16.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$686
$10930
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$599
$1245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.95
$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.75
$3.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.36
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.68
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$3.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.74
$2.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.59
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.3
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.53
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.56
$3.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.1
$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.6
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$39.8
$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11359
$7731

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115 km or 72 mi Antsirabe
$533
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$511
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$493
727 km or 452 mi Mamoudzou
$1603
809 km or 503 mi Domoni
$1196
842 km or 523 mi Le Port
$1615
842 km or 523 mi Saint-Paul
$1663
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1584
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1762
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1503
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1575
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1551
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1559
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1563
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1167
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1567
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1444
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$1196
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$933
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1511
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$747
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$688
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$802
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$871
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$819
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$810
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$665
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$820
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$691
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$456
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$952
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$452
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$495
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$494
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$489
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$516
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$875
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$792
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$754
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$587

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Byumba
$671
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$583
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$553
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$447
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$533
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$411
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$688
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$689
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$543
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$688
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$779
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$691
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$688
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$750
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$828
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$690
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$541
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$689
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$784
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$795
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$613
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$531
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$697
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$635
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$810
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$573
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$770
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$771
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$603
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$524
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$549
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$577
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$624
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$591
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$860
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$946
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$513
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$532
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$494
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$618