Antananarivo vs Lome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Antananarivo	Lome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$507	$755
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1468	$1774
🏠 One person rent	$182	$306
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$499
🍽️ Food expenses	$178	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.7	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$85.4	$534
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	13	17
😀 Quality of life	35	40
🏙️ Population	1.28M	2.19M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 33% less expensive than in Lome. Cities ranked 8589th and 6657th ($507 vs $755) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Madagascar and Togo, respectively. Check Madagascar vs Togo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Antananarivo compared to 0.7 months in Lome. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Lome ranked 1st in Togo, while ranked 7515th and 6989th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Antananarivo	Lome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.19	$2.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.8	$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.23	$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$0.8
☕ Cappuccino	$1.13	$4.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$3.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$315	$299
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$43.3	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$427	$527
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.7	$87.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$42.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.87%	7.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$624	$1155
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$480	$420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.13	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.03	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$6.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$7.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$6.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$5.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$3.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.23	$4.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.71	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.82	$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.44	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.53	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.73	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.2	$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.4	$7.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$19.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.26	$2.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.7	$20.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.4	$30.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$77.3	$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11211	$4691

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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 Lome

Distance	City	Cost of living
99 km or 61 mi	Ho	$354
109 km or 68 mi	Kpalime	$632
135 km or 84 mi	Cotonou	$709
140 km or 87 mi	Hohoe	$575
145 km or 90 mi	Abomey	$590
147 km or 91 mi	Tema	$553
147 km or 91 mi	Ashaiman	$560
155 km or 97 mi	Atakpame	$647
159 km or 99 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
165 km or 102 mi	Koforidua	$588
167 km or 104 mi	Accra	$729
243 km or 151 mi	Lagos	$1113
253 km or 157 mi	Save	$613
261 km or 162 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
272 km or 169 mi	Sotouboua	$649
317 km or 197 mi	Sokode	$651
320 km or 199 mi	Kumasi	$433
321 km or 200 mi	Obuasi	$551
329 km or 204 mi	Ibadan	$776
354 km or 220 mi	Oyo	$677
357 km or 222 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
380 km or 236 mi	Kara	$658
398 km or 247 mi	Ife	$779
411 km or 256 mi	Osogbo	$695
430 km or 267 mi	Tamale	$507
452 km or 281 mi	Ilorin	$535
456 km or 283 mi	Akure	$634
471 km or 293 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
486 km or 302 mi	Benin	$558
496 km or 308 mi	Owo	$651
505 km or 314 mi	Warri	$881
526 km or 327 mi	Abengourou	$889
558 km or 347 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
587 km or 365 mi	Abidjan	$1022
602 km or 374 mi	Agboville	$882
615 km or 382 mi	Onitsha	$972
626 km or 389 mi	Dabou	$882
646 km or 401 mi	Awka	$805
647 km or 402 mi	Owerri	$1611
658 km or 409 mi	Port Harcourt	$679