Antananarivo vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Antananarivo	Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$564	$1040
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1403	$2534
🏠 One person rent	$218	$453
🏘️ Family rent	$342	$771
🍽️ Food expenses	$190	$294
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.3	$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$129	$592
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	13	79
😀 Quality of life	42	71
🏙️ Population	1.28M	9.94M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 46% less expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 8141st and 5274th ($564 vs $1040) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Madagascar and Peru, respectively. Check Madagascar vs Peru comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Antananarivo compared to 0.6 months in Lima. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 7545th and 3631st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Antananarivo	Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.34	$4.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.91	$7.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$1.45	$3.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$336	$599
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$78.4	$336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$601	$972
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$144	$615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.7	$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.5	$59
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.59%	10.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$823	$1901
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$563	$1809
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.13	$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.92	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.1	$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.03	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.93	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.69	$5.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.91	$6.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.59	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.56	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.76	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37	$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.14	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.6	$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.36	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.9	$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.5	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$46.4	$196
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8558	$8454

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Cities near Antananarivo

Distance	City	Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi	Antsirabe	$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

Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$838
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$775
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$737
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$604
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$676
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$655
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$732
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$595
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$654
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$531
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$655
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$730
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$527
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$589
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$681
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$607
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$598
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$667
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$613
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$609
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$624
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$594
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$609
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$648
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$563
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$596
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$638
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$601
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$704
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$656
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$445
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$748
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$654
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$582
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$587
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$763
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$780
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$675
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$681
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$745