Antananarivo vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$1237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1403
$2873
🏠 One person rent
$218
$660
🏘️ Family rent
$342
$1136
🍽️ Food expenses
$190
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.3
$99.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$129
$1982
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
13
46
😀 Quality of life
42
77
🏙️ Population
1.28M
298K

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 54% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 8141st and 4625th ($564 vs $1237) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 7545th and 1191st among best cities to live in the world.

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Antananarivo Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.34
$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$7.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$8.04
☕ Cappuccino
$1.45
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$740
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.4
$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$1322
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$144
$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$77.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.5
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.1
$40.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.59%
8.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$2794
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$563
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.13
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.92
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$6.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$7.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$9.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.91
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.93
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.69
$6.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$5.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37
$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.14
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.6
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.36
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.9
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.4
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8558
$8943

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$493
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$476
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
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$1624
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$1207
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$1590
842 km or 523 mi Saint-Paul
$1641
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1561
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1751
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1535
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1595
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1546
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1576
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1560
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1168
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1561
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1445
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$1207
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$935
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1511
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$774
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$727
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$831
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$842
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$834
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$822
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$692
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$812
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$692
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$461
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$996
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$458
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$506
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$496
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$493
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$519
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$916
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$820
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$755
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$592

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1230
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1201
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$908
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1008
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$873
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1770
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$930
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1849
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$453
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$477
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$530
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$503
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$1730
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$553
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1627
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$529
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1454
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$530
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$730
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2514
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$483
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1419
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$726
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2521
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$463
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$549
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$542
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$719
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$889
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1449
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1228
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534