Antananarivo vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Antananarivo	Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$507	$977
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1468	$2440
🏠 One person rent	$182	$407
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$726
🍽️ Food expenses	$178	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.7	$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$85.4	$498
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	13	78
😀 Quality of life	35	65
🏙️ Population	1.28M	9.94M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 48% less expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 8589th and 5647th ($507 vs $977) 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 0.5 months in Lima. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 7515th and 4234th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Lima

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	Antananarivo	Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.19	$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.8	$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.23	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$1.13	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$315	$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$43.3	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$427	$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.7	$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$23.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.87%	10%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$624	$1476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$480	$1418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.13	$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.03	$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$7.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$5.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.23	$9.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.71	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$5.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.82	$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.44	$5.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.53	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.73	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.2	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.4	$7.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.26	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.7	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.4	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$77.3	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11211	$7764

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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 Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$790
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$727
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$685
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$562
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$614
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$622
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$656
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$561
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$598
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$504
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$591
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$714
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$489
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$549
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$626
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$562
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$549
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$598
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$580
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$548
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$588
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$547
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$565
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$520
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$505
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$518
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$600
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$513
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$505
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$414
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$694
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$748
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$463
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$569
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$735
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$758
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$673
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$688
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$697