Antananarivo vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1528
$1251
🏠 One person rent
$205
$131
🏘️ Family rent
$516
$406
🍽️ Food expenses
$178
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.3
$46.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$131
$314
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
13
37
😀 Quality of life
36
34
🏙️ Population
1.28M
444K

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 26% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 8538th and 8952nd ($519 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Madagascar and Ghana, respectively. Check Madagascar vs Ghana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Antananarivo compared to 0.8 months in Kumasi. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Kumasi ranked 4th in Ghana, while ranked 7340th and 7641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Kumasi

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Antananarivo Kumasi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.31
$3.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.36
$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.58
☕ Cappuccino
$1.07
$0.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$66.2
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.4
$76.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$618
$226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$375
$364
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.4
$37.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.4
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
24.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$1606
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$490
$860
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.99
$19.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$9.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.65
$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$4.87
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.78
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.38
$1.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.31
$0.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$1.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.62
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.62
$7.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$8.07
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.35
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.7
$15.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.3
$34.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$57.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11512
$5541

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Distance City Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi Antsirabe
$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
54 km or 34 mi Obuasi
$546
163 km or 101 mi Koforidua
$585
197 km or 122 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$548
198 km or 123 mi Accra
$747
206 km or 128 mi Ashaiman
$546
208 km or 129 mi Abengourou
$1015
210 km or 130 mi Tema
$368
231 km or 143 mi Ho
$345
237 km or 147 mi Hohoe
$570
249 km or 155 mi Kpalime
$656
286 km or 178 mi Grand-Bassam
$1014
299 km or 186 mi Agboville
$1012
306 km or 190 mi Abidjan
$1164
314 km or 195 mi Tamale
$492
317 km or 197 mi Atakpame
$655
320 km or 199 mi Lome
$711
341 km or 212 mi Dabou
$1011
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$652
393 km or 244 mi Bouake
$1071
396 km or 246 mi Sokode
$652
402 km or 250 mi Abomey
$617
404 km or 251 mi Yamoussoukro
$1021
424 km or 263 mi Divo
$1034
444 km or 276 mi Kara
$656
447 km or 278 mi Cotonou
$755
468 km or 291 mi Porto-Novo
$710
477 km or 296 mi Save
$644
481 km or 299 mi Gagnoa
$1035
494 km or 307 mi Leo
$751
539 km or 335 mi Korhogo
$1047
551 km or 342 mi Abeokuta
$1019
555 km or 345 mi Lagos
$1133
557 km or 346 mi Manga
$761
580 km or 360 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$766
616 km or 383 mi Ibadan
$759
624 km or 388 mi Koudougou
$744
625 km or 389 mi Oyo
$699
631 km or 392 mi Ouagadougou
$820
635 km or 395 mi Fada N'gourma
$760
674 km or 419 mi Dedougou
$742