Antananarivo vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Antananarivo	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$507	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1468	$7841
🏠 One person rent	$182	$2211
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$4100
🍽️ Food expenses	$178	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.7	$375
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$85.4	$4153
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	13	100
😀 Quality of life	35	99
🏙️ Population	1.28M	8.8M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 85% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 8589th and 58th ($507 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Madagascar and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Madagascar vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Antananarivo compared to 1.3 months in London. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 7515th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs London

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	Antananarivo	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.19	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.8	$84
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.23	$9.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$8.03
☕ Cappuccino	$1.13	$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$315	$2704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$43.3	$1831
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$427	$5123
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$3478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.7	$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.87%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$624	$20412
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$480	$10524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.13	$3.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.03	$91.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$8.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$2.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.23	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.71	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.82	$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.44	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.53	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.73	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.2	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.4	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$69.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.26	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.7	$97.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.4	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$77.3	$2250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11211	$26090

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009