Antananarivo vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$1102
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1403
$2443
🏠 One person rent
$218
$618
🏘️ Family rent
$342
$1083
🍽️ Food expenses
$190
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.3
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$129
$87.1
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
13
47
😀 Quality of life
42
41
🏙️ Population
1.28M
15.1M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 49% less expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 8141st and 4957th ($564 vs $1102) 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 7545th and 7632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Antananarivo Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.34
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$50.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$1
☕ Cappuccino
$1.45
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$800
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.4
$499
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$1460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$144
$899
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.5
$39
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.1
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.59%
19.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$1908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$563
$1618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.13
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.92
$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$2.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$5.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$4.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$5.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.91
$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.93
$2.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.69
$1.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$1.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.14
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.6
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.36
$1.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.9
$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.4
$78.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8558
$2304

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Distance City Cost of living
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$493
217 km or 135 mi Toamasina
$476
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$453
727 km or 452 mi Mamoudzou
$1624
809 km or 503 mi Domoni
$1207
842 km or 523 mi Le Port
$1590
842 km or 523 mi Saint-Paul
$1641
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1561
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1751
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1535
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1595
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1546
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1576
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1560
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1168
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1561
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1445
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$1207
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$935
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1511
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$774
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$727
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$831
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$842
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$834
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$822
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$692
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$812
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$692
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$461
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$996
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$458
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$506
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$496
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$493
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$519
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$916
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$820
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$755
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$592

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$1013
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$743
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$793
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$752
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$664
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$778
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$598
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$705
203 km or 126 mi Save
$646
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$644
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$835
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$632
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$664
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$526
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$699
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$926
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$684
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$417
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$652
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$703
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$1051
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$705
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$600
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$630
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$878
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$668
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$822
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1774
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$712
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$676
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$563
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$961
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$674
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$852
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1514
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$532
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$631
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$397
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$576