Antananarivo vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$1022
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1414
$2296
🏠 One person rent
$217
$536
🏘️ Family rent
$341
$917
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.8
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$110
$75
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
13
48
😀 Quality of life
41
42
🏙️ Population
1.28M
15.1M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 45% less expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 8275th and 5500th ($564 vs $1022) 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 0.1 months in Lagos. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 7753rd and 7677th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Lagos

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Antananarivo Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.36
$3.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1
☕ Cappuccino
$1.52
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$677
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$89.7
$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$1214
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$163
$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.6
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.4
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.44%
17.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$699
$2211
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$586
$1788
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.08
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$2.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.86
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$4.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$4.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.04
$3.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$1.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.96
$1.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$5.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.4
$1.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.3
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78
$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.6
$90.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9859
$2622

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Distance City Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi Antsirabe
$496
217 km or 135 mi Toamasina
$481
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$460
727 km or 452 mi Mamoudzou
$1652
809 km or 503 mi Domoni
$1237
842 km or 523 mi Le Port
$1624
842 km or 523 mi Saint-Paul
$1681
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1600
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1795
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1562
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1640
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1588
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1618
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1597
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1181
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1602
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1468
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$1233
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$935
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1521
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$749
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$697
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$812
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$819
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$815
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$807
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$672
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$796
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$692
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$461
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$1000
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$458
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$505
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$496
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$495
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$521
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$924
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$828
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$764
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$591

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$1017
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$741
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$796
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$759
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$665
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$775
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$612
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$659
203 km or 126 mi Save
$650
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$578
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$802
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$655
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$594
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$538
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$673
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$878
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$678
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$454
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$683
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$673
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$922
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$675
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$607
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$654
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$785
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$703
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$861
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1555
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$682
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$618
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$587
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$849
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$601
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$785
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1551
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$562
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$664
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$386
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$612