Antananarivo vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person
$604
$992
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1515
$2346
🏠 One person rent
$241
$483
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$775
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$319
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.8
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$111
$1014
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
13
93
😀 Quality of life
41
82
🏙️ Population
1.28M
9M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 39% less expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 7948th and 5636th ($604 vs $992) 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 0.2 months in Antananarivo compared to 1 months in Kuala Lumpur. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 7675th and 555th 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
$3.19
$4.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.4
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.92
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$4.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$308
$654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$567
$1155
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$188
$572
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.6
$38.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.5
$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.75%
4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$686
$4081
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$599
$1476
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.95
$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.75
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.36
$19.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.68
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.74
$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.59
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.3
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.53
$5.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.56
$7.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.1
$66.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.6
$91.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$39.8
$300
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11359
$11913

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$533
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$511
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$493
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$1603
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$1196
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$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
11 km or 6.7 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
15 km or 9.1 mi Subang Jaya
$798
19 km or 12 mi Shah Alam
$741
24 km or 15 mi Putrajaya
$610
25 km or 16 mi Cyberjaya
$654
30 km or 19 mi Klang
$743
54 km or 33 mi Seremban
$617
123 km or 77 mi Malacca
$707
124 km or 77 mi Teluk Intan
$678
155 km or 97 mi Muar
$759
167 km or 104 mi Dumai
$488
176 km or 109 mi Ipoh
$677
196 km or 122 mi Kuantan
$576
199 km or 124 mi Batu Pahat
$737
211 km or 131 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
217 km or 135 mi Taiping
$555
219 km or 136 mi Kluang
$717
229 km or 142 mi Chukai
$621
282 km or 175 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
291 km or 181 mi Butterworth
$720
291 km or 181 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550
292 km or 181 mi Pekanbaru
$466
293 km or 182 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
294 km or 183 mi George Town
$762
297 km or 184 mi Johor Bahru
$843
309 km or 192 mi Sungai Petani
$637
311 km or 193 mi Singapore City
$3105
315 km or 195 mi Bukit Merah
$2823
335 km or 208 mi Padangsidempuan
$530
338 km or 210 mi Kota Bharu
$531
341 km or 212 mi Medan
$453
346 km or 215 mi Batam
$501
360 km or 224 mi Binjai
$449
361 km or 225 mi Alor Setar
$545
394 km or 245 mi Tanjung Pinang
$477
402 km or 250 mi Kangar
$592
413 km or 257 mi Langkawi
$616
441 km or 274 mi Langsa
$439
451 km or 280 mi Hat Yai
$588
457 km or 284 mi Ko Lipe
$747