Antananarivo vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$1309
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1414
$3020
🏠 One person rent
$217
$724
🏘️ Family rent
$341
$1242
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.8
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$110
$2278
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
13
45
😀 Quality of life
41
76
🏙️ Population
1.28M
298K

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 57% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 8275th and 4555th ($564 vs $1309) 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 1.7 months in Manama. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 7753rd and 1317th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Manama

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Antananarivo Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.36
$6.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$52.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$7.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$8.02
☕ Cappuccino
$1.52
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$789
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$89.7
$548
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$163
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.6
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.4
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$38.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.44%
7.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$699
$2606
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$586
$2317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.08
$36.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$32.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.86
$7.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$6.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.04
$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$3.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.96
$5.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$3.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$40.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.4
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.3
$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.6
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9859
$10032

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$1237
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$1624
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$1681
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$1600
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$1795
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$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
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$591

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$1192
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$1109
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$931
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$1037
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$823
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1923
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$2014
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$465
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$489
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$545
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$523
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$1710
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$565
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1632
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$2070
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$541
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$1461
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$547
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$707
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2420
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$492
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1473
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$711
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2183
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$487
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$556
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$551
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$698
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$861
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
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$1457
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$635
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1214
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$545