Antananarivo vs Kocaeli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Antananarivo	Kocaeli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$604	$824
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1515	$1884
🏠 One person rent	$241	$399
🏘️ Family rent	$382	$549
🍽️ Food expenses	$198	$272
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.8	$56.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$111	$1172
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	13	54
😀 Quality of life	41	70
🏙️ Population	1.28M	1.85M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 27% less expensive than in Kocaeli. Cities ranked 7948th and 6661st ($604 vs $824) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th in Madagascar and Turkey, respectively. Check Madagascar vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Antananarivo compared to 1.4 months in Kocaeli. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Kocaeli ranked 6th in Turkey, while ranked 7675th and 3857th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Kocaeli

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	Antananarivo	Kocaeli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.19	$7.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.4	$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.92	$6.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$2.36
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$338
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$567	$646
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$188	$436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.6	$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58	$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.5	$11.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.75%	40.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$686	$1076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$599	$868
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.95	$19
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$3.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.1	$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$4.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.36	$8.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.68	$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.08	$2.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.74	$2.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.59	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.83	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.3	$57.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.53	$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.56	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.1	$47.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$39.8	$468
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11359	$6507

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Cities near Antananarivo

Distance	City	Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi	Antsirabe	$533
217 km or 135 mi	Toamasina	$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

Cities near Kocaeli

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Izmit	$899
13 km or 8.1 mi	Korfez	$790
21 km or 13 mi	Golcuk	$807
22 km or 13 mi	Kartepe	$812
38 km or 24 mi	Gebze	$634
42 km or 26 mi	Cayirova	$651
45 km or 28 mi	Adapazari	$598
45 km or 28 mi	Sakarya	$710
79 km or 49 mi	Istanbul	$1328
79 km or 49 mi	Bilecik	$764
91 km or 57 mi	Inegol	$763
101 km or 63 mi	Bursa	$866
108 km or 67 mi	Duzce	$656
131 km or 82 mi	Eskisehir	$747
137 km or 85 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$710
146 km or 90 mi	Bolu	$713
159 km or 99 mi	Kutahya	$606
169 km or 105 mi	Kapakli	$731
170 km or 106 mi	Bandirma	$724
177 km or 110 mi	Corlu	$692
199 km or 124 mi	Tekirdag	$593
216 km or 134 mi	Balikesir	$750
220 km or 137 mi	Luleburgaz	$679
223 km or 139 mi	Bartin	$702
234 km or 146 mi	Karabuk	$557
239 km or 148 mi	Polatli	$752
240 km or 149 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$641
242 km or 151 mi	Kirklareli	$522
245 km or 152 mi	Usak	$702
268 km or 167 mi	Soma	$741
271 km or 169 mi	Burgas	$855
271 km or 169 mi	Uzunkopru	$830
272 km or 169 mi	Ankara	$1033
292 km or 182 mi	Edirne	$1201
303 km or 188 mi	Salihli	$743
304 km or 189 mi	Canakkale	$699
308 km or 191 mi	Varna	$1140
316 km or 197 mi	Cankiri	$707
321 km or 200 mi	Turgutlu	$760
324 km or 201 mi	Manisa	$743