Antananarivo vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Antananarivo	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$600	$1284
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1828	$2919
🏠 One person rent	$263	$835
🏘️ Family rent	$755	$1638
🍽️ Food expenses	$199	$324
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.8	$35.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$145	$1041
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	13	7
😀 Quality of life	39	63
🏙️ Population	1.28M	133K

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 53% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 7665th and 4218th ($600 vs $1284) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Madagascar and Maldives, respectively. Check Madagascar vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Antananarivo compared to 0.8 months in Male. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 7272nd and 4858th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Antananarivo	Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.87	$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.6	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.56	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$3.08
☕ Cappuccino	$1.15	$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$843
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$124	$595
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1149	$1667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$537	$1337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.3	$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.2	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57	$106
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.86%	13.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$786	$2469
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$493	$1990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.09	$21.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.13	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.39	$9.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$7.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$3.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$3.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.77	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.43	$7.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.68	$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.3	$7.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.88	$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.49	$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.51	$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.81	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$73.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.65	$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.36	$4.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.1	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.8	$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$134	$141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11649	$3438

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Cities near Antananarivo

Distance	City	Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi	Antsirabe	$353
217 km or 135 mi	Toamasina	$461
633 km or 393 mi	Toliara	$428
727 km or 452 mi	Mamoudzou	$1506
809 km or 503 mi	Domoni	$585
842 km or 523 mi	Le Port	$1439
842 km or 523 mi	Saint-Paul	$1487
846 km or 526 mi	La Possession	$1417
848 km or 527 mi	Saint-Leu	$1618
856 km or 532 mi	Saint-Denis	$1394
872 km or 542 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1324
873 km or 542 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1406
874 km or 543 mi	Le Tampon	$1365
879 km or 546 mi	Saint-Andre	$1411
884 km or 549 mi	Nacala	$1127
887 km or 551 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1404
888 km or 552 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1334
925 km or 575 mi	Moroni	$587
975 km or 606 mi	Nampula	$1165
998 km or 620 mi	Pemba	$1144
1047 km or 650 mi	Bambous	$718
1052 km or 654 mi	Quatre Bornes	$666
1054 km or 655 mi	Port Louis	$829
1058 km or 657 mi	Curepipe	$770
1058 km or 658 mi	Triolet	$784
1068 km or 664 mi	Goodlands	$776
1077 km or 669 mi	Centre de Flacq	$751
1078 km or 670 mi	Mahebourg	$852
1128 km or 701 mi	Quelimane	$992
1315 km or 817 mi	Mulanje	$327
1333 km or 828 mi	Beira	$1014
1353 km or 841 mi	Zomba	$326
1373 km or 853 mi	Blantyre	$363
1396 km or 868 mi	Mangochi	$332
1441 km or 896 mi	Ntcheu	$332
1448 km or 900 mi	Monkey Bay	$335
1479 km or 919 mi	Chimoio	$993
1509 km or 937 mi	Tete	$970
1561 km or 970 mi	Mutare	$645
1564 km or 972 mi	Lilongwe	$367

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1207
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$347
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$295
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$279
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$255
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$284
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$348
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$391
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$358
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$304
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$507
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$582
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$302
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$462
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$345
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$406
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$465
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$469
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$325
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$309
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$391
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$341
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$358
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$409
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$337
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$533
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$327
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$319
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$320
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$357
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$321
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$328
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$424
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$523
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$379
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$585
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$326
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$399
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$417
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$339