Antananarivo vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$408
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1528
$1026
🏠 One person rent
$205
$135
🏘️ Family rent
$516
$257
🍽️ Food expenses
$178
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.3
$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$131
$468
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
13
75
😀 Quality of life
36
58
🏙️ Population
1.28M
4.5M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 27% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 8538th and 8957th ($519 vs $408) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 26th in Madagascar and India, respectively. Check Madagascar vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Antananarivo compared to 1.1 months in Kolkata. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Kolkata ranked 12th in India, while ranked 7340th and 5494th 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
$3.31
$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.36
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.22
☕ Cappuccino
$1.07
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.4
$88.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$618
$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$375
$184
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.4
$36.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.4
$6.67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
8.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$1116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$490
$562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.99
$5.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$3.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$0.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.65
$5.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$6.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.78
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.38
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.31
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.62
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.62
$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$9.94
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.35
$3.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.7
$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.3
$45.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$51.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11512
$1751

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Distance City Cost of living
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$348
217 km or 135 mi Toamasina
$457
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$403
727 km or 452 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
809 km or 503 mi Domoni
$1093
842 km or 523 mi Le Port
$1481
842 km or 523 mi Saint-Paul
$1538
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1441
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1665
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1397
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1454
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1432
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1457
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1444
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1394
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1451
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1371
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$1091
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$1190
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1500
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$767
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$674
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$826
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$701
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$804
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$796
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$789
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$777
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$670
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$500
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$1000
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$498
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$591
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$516
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$515
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$526
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$953
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$834
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$662
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$582

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Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$338
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$360
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$351
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$340
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$338
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$334
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$343
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$343
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$360
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$344
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$353
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$341
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$336
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$336
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$346
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$356
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$366
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$335
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$342
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$332
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$335
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$399
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$307
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$317
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$294
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$304
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$296
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$290
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$339
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$288
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$309
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$273
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$284
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$279
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$295
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$330
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$285
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$428
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$301
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$311