Antananarivo vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

Antananarivo Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$625
$389
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1760
$1172
🏠 One person rent
$261
$134
🏘️ Family rent
$650
$449
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.3
$47.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$458
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
13
36
😀 Quality of life
40
43
🏙️ Population
1.28M
3.35M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 61% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 7428th and 8821st ($625 vs $389) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 1.2 months in Kumasi. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Kumasi ranked 2nd in Ghana, while ranked 7095th and 6773rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Antananarivo Kumasi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.21
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.1
$12.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.43
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$0.49
☕ Cappuccino
$1.17
$0.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$389
$109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$81.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$922
$376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$457
$394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.6
$20
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.7
$30.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.57%
13.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$942
$756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$499
$3236
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.73
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$1.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.71
$5.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$1.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.96
$3.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.36
$0.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.99
$5.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.6
$1.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.54
$0.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.85
$0.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$8.72
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$2.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$10
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.46
$1.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.4
$14.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$27.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$204
$46.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5139
$1617

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Distance City Cost of living
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$378
217 km or 135 mi Toamasina
$502
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$482
727 km or 452 mi Mamoudzou
$1507
809 km or 503 mi Domoni
$509
842 km or 523 mi Le Port
$1222
842 km or 523 mi Saint-Paul
$1220
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1214
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1261
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1355
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1232
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1265
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1222
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1262
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1030
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1312
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1253
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$510
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$1042
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1170
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$683
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$647
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$775
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$590
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$636
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$657
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$711
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$702
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$1023
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$593
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$985
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$594
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$520
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$587
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$585
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$594
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$1032
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$995
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$801
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$680

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Obuasi
$418
163 km or 101 mi Koforidua
$380
197 km or 122 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$416
198 km or 123 mi Accra
$558
206 km or 128 mi Ashaiman
$379
208 km or 129 mi Abengourou
$747
210 km or 130 mi Tema
$409
231 km or 143 mi Ho
$343
237 km or 147 mi Hohoe
$431
249 km or 155 mi Kpalime
$635
286 km or 178 mi Grand-Bassam
$662
299 km or 186 mi Agboville
$742
306 km or 190 mi Abidjan
$954
314 km or 195 mi Tamale
$394
317 km or 197 mi Atakpame
$635
320 km or 199 mi Lome
$683
341 km or 212 mi Dabou
$774
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$636
393 km or 244 mi Bouake
$796
396 km or 246 mi Sokode
$644
402 km or 250 mi Abomey
$644
404 km or 251 mi Yamoussoukro
$739
424 km or 263 mi Divo
$740
444 km or 276 mi Kara
$633
447 km or 278 mi Cotonou
$733
468 km or 291 mi Porto-Novo
$676
477 km or 296 mi Save
$643
481 km or 299 mi Gagnoa
$751
494 km or 307 mi Leo
$564
539 km or 335 mi Korhogo
$760
551 km or 342 mi Abeokuta
$1191
555 km or 345 mi Lagos
$1449
557 km or 346 mi Manga
$563
580 km or 360 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$665
616 km or 383 mi Ibadan
$943
624 km or 388 mi Koudougou
$573
625 km or 389 mi Oyo
$598
631 km or 392 mi Ouagadougou
$729
635 km or 395 mi Fada N'gourma
$564
674 km or 419 mi Dedougou
$563