Antananarivo vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1528
$2135
🏠 One person rent
$205
$450
🏘️ Family rent
$516
$787
🍽️ Food expenses
$178
$295
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.3
$69.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$131
$1450
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
13
93
😀 Quality of life
36
76
🏙️ Population
1.28M
1.98M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 42% less expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 8538th and 6160th ($519 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Madagascar and Malaysia, respectively. Check Madagascar vs Malaysia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Antananarivo compared to 1.6 months in Kuala Lumpur. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 7340th and 883rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Kuala Lumpur

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Antananarivo Kuala Lumpur
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.31
$4.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.36
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$4.99
 Cappuccino
$1.07
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$495
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.4
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$618
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$375
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.4
$75.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.4
$27.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$490
$1425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.99
$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$9.79
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.65
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$5.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.78
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.38
$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$3.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.31
$4.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$3.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.62
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.62
$4.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.35
$6.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.7
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.3
$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11512
$9485

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$348
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$457
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$403
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$1549
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$1093
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$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
11 km or 6.7 mi Petaling Jaya
$738
15 km or 9.1 mi Subang Jaya
$732
19 km or 12 mi Shah Alam
$687
24 km or 15 mi Putrajaya
$571
25 km or 16 mi Cyberjaya
$617
30 km or 19 mi Klang
$729
54 km or 33 mi Seremban
$630
123 km or 77 mi Malacca
$699
124 km or 77 mi Teluk Intan
$673
155 km or 97 mi Muar
$752
167 km or 104 mi Dumai
$585
176 km or 109 mi Ipoh
$670
196 km or 122 mi Kuantan
$518
199 km or 124 mi Batu Pahat
$750
211 km or 131 mi Tanjungbalai
$538
217 km or 135 mi Taiping
$759
219 km or 136 mi Kluang
$745
229 km or 142 mi Chukai
$579
282 km or 175 mi Tebing Tinggi
$504
291 km or 181 mi Butterworth
$671
291 km or 181 mi Kuala Terengganu
$544
292 km or 181 mi Pekanbaru
$590
293 km or 182 mi Pematangsiantar
$518
294 km or 183 mi George Town
$669
297 km or 184 mi Johor Bahru
$709
309 km or 192 mi Sungai Petani
$637
311 km or 193 mi Singapore City
$3168
315 km or 195 mi Bukit Merah
$2852
335 km or 208 mi Padangsidempuan
$624
338 km or 210 mi Kota Bharu
$517
341 km or 212 mi Medan
$519
346 km or 215 mi Batam
$604
360 km or 224 mi Binjai
$503
361 km or 225 mi Alor Setar
$523
394 km or 245 mi Tanjung Pinang
$549
402 km or 250 mi Kangar
$563
413 km or 257 mi Langkawi
$594
441 km or 274 mi Langsa
$490
451 km or 280 mi Hat Yai
$561
457 km or 284 mi Ko Lipe
$742