Antananarivo vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$600
$399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1828
$1003
🏠 One person rent
$263
$132
🏘️ Family rent
$755
$265
🍽️ Food expenses
$199
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.8
$49.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$145
$479
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
13
75
😀 Quality of life
39
60
🏙️ Population
1.28M
4.5M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 50% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 7665th and 8958th ($600 vs $399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 37th in Madagascar and India, respectively. Check Madagascar vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Antananarivo compared to 1.2 months in Kolkata. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Kolkata ranked 11th in India, while ranked 7272nd and 5392nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Kolkata

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Antananarivo Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.87
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$14.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.56
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.72
☕ Cappuccino
$1.15
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$124
$86.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1149
$342
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.3
$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.2
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57
$6.77
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
8.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$786
$1115
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$493
$539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.09
$6.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$2.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$5.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$3.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$6.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.43
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.68
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.3
$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.88
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.49
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.51
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.65
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$10
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.36
$2.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.1
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.8
$40.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$46.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11649
$1360

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$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
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$354
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$364
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$355
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$346
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$346
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$342
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$349
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$348
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$361
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$351
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$356
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$346
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$343
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$341
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$350
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$357
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$367
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$339
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$347
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$336
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$338
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$391
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$304
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$323
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$287
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$298
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$285
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$310
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$342
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$312
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$311
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$276
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$288
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$293
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$324
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$328
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$322
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$456
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$446
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$318