Antananarivo vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$866
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1403
$2078
🏠 One person rent
$218
$415
🏘️ Family rent
$342
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$190
$295
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.3
$74
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$129
$1175
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
13
93
😀 Quality of life
42
78
🏙️ Population
1.28M
1.98M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 35% less expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 8141st and 6384th ($564 vs $866) 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 1.4 months in Kuala Lumpur. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 7545th and 985th 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
$3.34
$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$4.73
☕ Cappuccino
$1.45
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.4
$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$927
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$144
$550
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.5
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.1
$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.59%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$3056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$563
$1519
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.13
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.92
$16.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$9.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$2.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$9.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.91
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.93
$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.69
$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$3.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$1.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.14
$4.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.6
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.36
$5.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.9
$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.4
$267
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8558
$9002

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$493
217 km or 135 mi Toamasina
$476
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$453
727 km or 452 mi Mamoudzou
$1624
809 km or 503 mi Domoni
$1207
842 km or 523 mi Le Port
$1590
842 km or 523 mi Saint-Paul
$1641
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1561
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1751
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1535
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1595
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1546
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1576
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1560
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1168
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1561
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1445
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$1207
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$935
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1511
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$774
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$727
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$831
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$842
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$834
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$822
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$692
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$812
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$692
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$461
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$996
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$458
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$506
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$496
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$493
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$519
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$916
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$820
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$755
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$592

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Petaling Jaya
$731
15 km or 9.1 mi Subang Jaya
$789
19 km or 12 mi Shah Alam
$681
24 km or 15 mi Putrajaya
$584
25 km or 16 mi Cyberjaya
$609
30 km or 19 mi Klang
$704
54 km or 33 mi Seremban
$643
123 km or 77 mi Malacca
$689
124 km or 77 mi Teluk Intan
$654
155 km or 97 mi Muar
$771
167 km or 104 mi Dumai
$519
176 km or 109 mi Ipoh
$657
196 km or 122 mi Kuantan
$552
199 km or 124 mi Batu Pahat
$788
211 km or 131 mi Tanjungbalai
$488
217 km or 135 mi Taiping
$552
219 km or 136 mi Kluang
$771
229 km or 142 mi Chukai
$598
282 km or 175 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
291 km or 181 mi Butterworth
$701
291 km or 181 mi Kuala Terengganu
$534
292 km or 181 mi Pekanbaru
$503
293 km or 182 mi Pematangsiantar
$472
294 km or 183 mi George Town
$754
297 km or 184 mi Johor Bahru
$789
309 km or 192 mi Sungai Petani
$653
311 km or 193 mi Singapore City
$3201
315 km or 195 mi Bukit Merah
$2909
335 km or 208 mi Padangsidempuan
$563
338 km or 210 mi Kota Bharu
$517
341 km or 212 mi Medan
$466
346 km or 215 mi Batam
$542
360 km or 224 mi Binjai
$460
361 km or 225 mi Alor Setar
$509
394 km or 245 mi Tanjung Pinang
$502
402 km or 250 mi Kangar
$570
413 km or 257 mi Langkawi
$592
441 km or 274 mi Langsa
$449
451 km or 280 mi Hat Yai
$592
457 km or 284 mi Ko Lipe
$756