Antananarivo vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Antananarivo	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$564	$1311
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1414	$2822
🏠 One person rent	$217	$805
🏘️ Family rent	$341	$1397
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.8	$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$110	$866
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	13	8
😀 Quality of life	41	64
🏙️ Population	1.28M	133K

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 57% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 8275th and 4552nd ($564 vs $1311) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 0.7 months in Male. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 7753rd and 5347th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Male

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	Antananarivo	Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.36	$6.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.4	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.59	$9.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$4.66
☕ Cappuccino	$1.52	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$1.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$810
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$89.7	$620
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$518	$1472
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$163	$1144
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.6	$74.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.4	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.6	$72.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.44%	14.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$699	$2247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$586	$1903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.08	$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$7.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$6.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$9.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$3.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.93	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.04	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.59	$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.96	$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.61	$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.56	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$75.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.25	$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.9	$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$4.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.3	$41
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$46.6	$193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9859	$3300

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Cities near Antananarivo

Distance	City	Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi	Antsirabe	$496
217 km or 135 mi	Toamasina	$481
633 km or 393 mi	Toliara	$460
727 km or 452 mi	Mamoudzou	$1652
809 km or 503 mi	Domoni	$1237
842 km or 523 mi	Le Port	$1624
842 km or 523 mi	Saint-Paul	$1681
846 km or 526 mi	La Possession	$1600
848 km or 527 mi	Saint-Leu	$1795
856 km or 532 mi	Saint-Denis	$1562
872 km or 542 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1640
873 km or 542 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1588
874 km or 543 mi	Le Tampon	$1618
879 km or 546 mi	Saint-Andre	$1597
884 km or 549 mi	Nacala	$1181
887 km or 551 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1602
888 km or 552 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1468
925 km or 575 mi	Moroni	$1233
975 km or 606 mi	Nampula	$935
998 km or 620 mi	Pemba	$1521
1047 km or 650 mi	Bambous	$749
1052 km or 654 mi	Quatre Bornes	$697
1054 km or 655 mi	Port Louis	$812
1058 km or 657 mi	Curepipe	$819
1058 km or 658 mi	Triolet	$815
1068 km or 664 mi	Goodlands	$807
1077 km or 669 mi	Centre de Flacq	$672
1078 km or 670 mi	Mahebourg	$796
1128 km or 701 mi	Quelimane	$692
1315 km or 817 mi	Mulanje	$461
1333 km or 828 mi	Beira	$1000
1353 km or 841 mi	Zomba	$458
1373 km or 853 mi	Blantyre	$505
1396 km or 868 mi	Mangochi	$496
1441 km or 896 mi	Ntcheu	$495
1448 km or 900 mi	Monkey Bay	$521
1479 km or 919 mi	Chimoio	$924
1509 km or 937 mi	Tete	$828
1561 km or 970 mi	Mutare	$764
1564 km or 972 mi	Lilongwe	$591

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1379
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$348
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$303
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$275
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$251
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$269
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$299
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$387
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$350
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$293
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$609
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$676
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$349
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$627
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$518
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$487
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$414
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$499
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$271
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$348
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$316
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$299
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$331
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$447
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$320
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$554
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$344
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$285
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$303
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$285
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$349
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$297
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$389
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$544
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$273
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$523
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$306
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$332
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$335
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$327