Antananarivo vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

Antananarivo Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$625
$1277
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1760
$2767
🏠 One person rent
$261
$777
🏘️ Family rent
$650
$1224
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.3
$54.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$2094
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
13
44
😀 Quality of life
40
71
🏙️ Population
1.28M
157K

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 51% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 7428th and 3961st ($625 vs $1277) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Madagascar and Bahrain, respectively. Check Madagascar vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Antananarivo compared to 1.6 months in Manama. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 7095th and 2230th among best cities to live in the world.

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Antananarivo Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.21
$6.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.1
$48
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.43
$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$8.06
☕ Cappuccino
$1.17
$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$389
$808
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$587
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$922
$1305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$457
$946
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.6
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.7
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59
$35.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.57%
5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$942
$1541
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$499
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.73
$33.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.71
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$6.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.96
$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.36
$5.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.99
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.6
$5.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.54
$3.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.85
$3.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$9.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.46
$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.4
$48.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$94.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$204
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5139
$8626

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$1507
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$509
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$1222
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$1220
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1214
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1261
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1355
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1232
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1265
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1222
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1262
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1030
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1312
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1253
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$510
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$1042
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1170
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$683
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$647
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$775
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$590
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$636
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$657
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$711
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$702
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$1023
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$593
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$985
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$594
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$520
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$587
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$585
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$594
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$1032
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$995
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$801
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$680

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$1277
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$1245
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$952
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$987
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$880
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1797
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$705
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$907
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1964
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$785
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$686
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$960
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$688
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$687
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1261
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$947
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1278
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$1967
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$968
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1384
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$690
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$543
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$1924
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$686
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1343
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$555
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$1129
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$688
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1020
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$650
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$634
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$687
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$553
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$815
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1362
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1449
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$707
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1096
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$542
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$693