Antananarivo vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$600
$448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1828
$1226
🏠 One person rent
$263
$245
🏘️ Family rent
$755
$654
🍽️ Food expenses
$199
$114
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.8
$60.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$145
$74.4
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
13
46
😀 Quality of life
39
38
🏙️ Population
1.28M
15.1M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 34% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 7665th and 8781st ($600 vs $448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Madagascar and Nigeria, respectively. Check Madagascar vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Antananarivo compared to 0.2 months in Lagos. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 7272nd and 7384th among best cities to live in the world.

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Antananarivo Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.87
$1.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$15.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.56
$2.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.32
 Cappuccino
$1.15
$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$124
$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1149
$945
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.3
$7.36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.2
$11.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57
$15.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
18.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$786
$564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$493
$159
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.09
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$5.58
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$0.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$1.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$2.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.43
$2.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.68
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.3
$0.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.88
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.49
$1.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.51
$0.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$0.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.65
$3.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$9.92
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.36
$2.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.1
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.8
$31.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$39.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11649
$718

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$353
217 km or 135 mi Toamasina
$461
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$428
727 km or 452 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
809 km or 503 mi Domoni
$585
842 km or 523 mi Le Port
$1439
842 km or 523 mi Saint-Paul
$1487
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1417
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1618
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1394
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1324
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1406
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1365
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1411
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1127
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1404
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1334
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$587
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$1165
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1144
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$718
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$666
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$829
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$770
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$784
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$776
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$751
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$852
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$992
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$327
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$1014
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$326
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$363
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$332
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$332
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$335
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$993
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$970
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$645
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$367

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$826
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$697
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$732
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$262
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$407
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$250
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$677
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$310
203 km or 126 mi Save
$676
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$243
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$678
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$315
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$272
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$314
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$617
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$351
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$616
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$353
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$482
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$616
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$354
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$617
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$446
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$512
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$325
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$497
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$582
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$507
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$620
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$327
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$290
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$330
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$233
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$313
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$288
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$416
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$459
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$237
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$443