Antananarivo vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1403
$1346
🏠 One person rent
$218
$169
🏘️ Family rent
$342
$269
🍽️ Food expenses
$190
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.3
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$129
$135
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
13
38
😀 Quality of life
42
39
🏙️ Population
1.28M
3.9M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 6% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 8141st and 8436th ($564 vs $532) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Madagascar and Ghana, respectively. Check Madagascar vs Ghana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Antananarivo compared to 0.3 months in Kumasi. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Kumasi ranked 4th in Ghana, while ranked 7545th and 7874th among best cities to live in the world.

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Antananarivo Kumasi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.34
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$6.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$0.73
☕ Cappuccino
$1.45
$0.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$85.9
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.4
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$144
$206
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$26.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.5
$40.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.1
$33.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.59%
26.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$7314
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$563
$4261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.13
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.92
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$5.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$4.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$4.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.91
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.93
$1.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.69
$0.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$1.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$0.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$0.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37
$20.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.14
$8.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.6
$9.97
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.36
$4.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.9
$14.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$28.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.4
$73.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8558
$5514

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Distance City Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi Antsirabe
$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

Cities near Kumasi

Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Obuasi
$631
163 km or 101 mi Koforidua
$668
197 km or 122 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$649
198 km or 123 mi Accra
$822
206 km or 128 mi Ashaiman
$630
208 km or 129 mi Abengourou
$1066
210 km or 130 mi Tema
$600
231 km or 143 mi Ho
$417
237 km or 147 mi Hohoe
$652
249 km or 155 mi Kpalime
$684
286 km or 178 mi Grand-Bassam
$1059
299 km or 186 mi Agboville
$1057
306 km or 190 mi Abidjan
$1224
314 km or 195 mi Tamale
$576
317 km or 197 mi Atakpame
$699
320 km or 199 mi Lome
$835
341 km or 212 mi Dabou
$1057
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$703
393 km or 244 mi Bouake
$1123
396 km or 246 mi Sokode
$705
402 km or 250 mi Abomey
$598
404 km or 251 mi Yamoussoukro
$1056
424 km or 263 mi Divo
$1083
444 km or 276 mi Kara
$712
447 km or 278 mi Cotonou
$793
468 km or 291 mi Porto-Novo
$743
477 km or 296 mi Save
$646
481 km or 299 mi Gagnoa
$1082
494 km or 307 mi Leo
$846
539 km or 335 mi Korhogo
$1099
551 km or 342 mi Abeokuta
$1013
555 km or 345 mi Lagos
$1102
557 km or 346 mi Manga
$877
580 km or 360 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$831
616 km or 383 mi Ibadan
$752
624 km or 388 mi Koudougou
$820
625 km or 389 mi Oyo
$664
631 km or 392 mi Ouagadougou
$961
635 km or 395 mi Fada N'gourma
$875
674 km or 419 mi Dedougou
$822