Antananarivo vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Antananarivo	Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$507	$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1468	$3096
🏠 One person rent	$182	$598
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$1649
🍽️ Food expenses	$178	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.7	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$85.4	$162
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	13	47
😀 Quality of life	35	40
🏙️ Population	1.28M	15.1M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 54% less expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 8589th and 4761st ($507 vs $1113) 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 7515th and 6935th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Antananarivo	Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.19	$2.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.8	$49.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.23	$8.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$0.78
☕ Cappuccino	$1.13	$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$315	$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$43.3	$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$427	$2294
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$1391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.7	$28.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$42.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$34.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.87%	16.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$624	$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$480	$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.13	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.03	$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$2.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$5.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.23	$4.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.71	$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$1.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.82	$1.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.44	$1.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.53	$0.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.73	$0.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.2	$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.4	$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.26	$2.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.7	$22.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.4	$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$77.3	$83.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11211	$2289

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Cities near Antananarivo

Distance	City	Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi	Antsirabe	$352
217 km or 135 mi	Toamasina	$447
633 km or 393 mi	Toliara	$389
727 km or 452 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
809 km or 503 mi	Domoni	$1100
842 km or 523 mi	Le Port	$1400
842 km or 523 mi	Saint-Paul	$1459
846 km or 526 mi	La Possession	$1371
848 km or 527 mi	Saint-Leu	$1575
856 km or 532 mi	Saint-Denis	$1322
872 km or 542 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1397
873 km or 542 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1358
874 km or 543 mi	Le Tampon	$1396
879 km or 546 mi	Saint-Andre	$1368
884 km or 549 mi	Nacala	$1150
887 km or 551 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1379
888 km or 552 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1296
925 km or 575 mi	Moroni	$1105
975 km or 606 mi	Nampula	$872
998 km or 620 mi	Pemba	$1506
1047 km or 650 mi	Bambous	$745
1052 km or 654 mi	Quatre Bornes	$671
1054 km or 655 mi	Port Louis	$812
1058 km or 657 mi	Curepipe	$712
1058 km or 658 mi	Triolet	$808
1068 km or 664 mi	Goodlands	$796
1077 km or 669 mi	Centre de Flacq	$667
1078 km or 670 mi	Mahebourg	$785
1128 km or 701 mi	Quelimane	$675
1315 km or 817 mi	Mulanje	$461
1333 km or 828 mi	Beira	$1003
1353 km or 841 mi	Zomba	$457
1373 km or 853 mi	Blantyre	$507
1396 km or 868 mi	Mangochi	$493
1441 km or 896 mi	Ntcheu	$492
1448 km or 900 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
1479 km or 919 mi	Chimoio	$947
1509 km or 937 mi	Tete	$825
1561 km or 970 mi	Mutare	$752
1564 km or 972 mi	Lilongwe	$587

Cities near Lagos

Distance	City	Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
87 km or 54 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
109 km or 68 mi	Cotonou	$709
120 km or 74 mi	Ibadan	$776
165 km or 102 mi	Oyo	$677
171 km or 106 mi	Ife	$779
176 km or 109 mi	Abomey	$590
195 km or 121 mi	Osogbo	$695
203 km or 126 mi	Save	$613
217 km or 135 mi	Akure	$634
239 km or 148 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
243 km or 151 mi	Lome	$755
245 km or 152 mi	Benin	$558
254 km or 158 mi	Owo	$651
261 km or 162 mi	Ilorin	$535
278 km or 173 mi	Atakpame	$647
280 km or 174 mi	Warri	$881
310 km or 193 mi	Kpalime	$632
324 km or 201 mi	Ho	$354
332 km or 206 mi	Hohoe	$575
355 km or 221 mi	Sotouboua	$649
375 km or 233 mi	Onitsha	$972
376 km or 234 mi	Sokode	$651
388 km or 241 mi	Tema	$553
389 km or 242 mi	Ashaiman	$560
406 km or 252 mi	Awka	$805
407 km or 253 mi	Koforidua	$588
408 km or 253 mi	Accra	$729
416 km or 258 mi	Owerri	$1611
422 km or 262 mi	Kara	$658
441 km or 274 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
452 km or 281 mi	Enugu	$462
463 km or 288 mi	Umuahia	$883
463 km or 288 mi	Aba	$621
495 km or 307 mi	Minna	$743
536 km or 333 mi	Abuja	$1502
555 km or 345 mi	Kumasi	$433
562 km or 350 mi	Obuasi	$551
570 km or 354 mi	Calabar	$384
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$507