Antananarivo vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1528
$2969
🏠 One person rent
$205
$607
🏘️ Family rent
$516
$1499
🍽️ Food expenses
$178
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.3
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$131
$180
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
13
46
😀 Quality of life
36
41
🏙️ Population
1.28M
15.1M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 54% less expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 8538th and 4791st ($519 vs $1133) 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 0.3 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 7340th and 6804th among best cities to live in the world.

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Antananarivo Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.31
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.36
$6.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$1.07
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$810
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.4
$476
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$618
$2211
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$375
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.4
$37.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.4
$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
16.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$1328
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$490
$253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.99
$36.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$2.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.65
$5.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$4.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.78
$0.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.38
$6.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.31
$1.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$1.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.62
$0.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$0.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.62
$6.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$9.95
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.35
$2.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.7
$21.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.3
$77.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$82
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11512
$2307

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$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
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$1019
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$710
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$755
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$759
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$699
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$774
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$617
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$704
203 km or 126 mi Save
$644
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$635
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$711
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$537
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$658
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$526
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$655
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$886
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$656
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$345
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$570
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$652
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$1036
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$652
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$368
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$546
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$846
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$585
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$747
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1686
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$656
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$651
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$469
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$906
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$638
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$787
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1262
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$412
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$546
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$374
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$492