Antananarivo vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1403
$1500
🏠 One person rent
$218
$236
🏘️ Family rent
$342
$364
🍽️ Food expenses
$190
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.3
$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$129
$751
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
13
15
😀 Quality of life
42
24
🏙️ Population
1.28M
344K

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 13% less expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 8141st and 7431st ($564 vs $650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Madagascar and Lesotho, respectively. Check Madagascar vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Antananarivo compared to 1.2 months in Maseru. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 7545th and 8994th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Maseru

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Antananarivo Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.34
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$8.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$1.68
☕ Cappuccino
$1.45
$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.4
$66.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$230
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$144
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.5
$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.1
$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.59%
8.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$563
$502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.13
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.92
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$7.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.91
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.93
$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.69
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37
$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.14
$4.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.6
$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.36
$2.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.9
$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.4
$50
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8558
$1130

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Distance City Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi Antsirabe
$493
217 km or 135 mi Toamasina
$476
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$453
727 km or 452 mi Mamoudzou
$1624
809 km or 503 mi Domoni
$1207
842 km or 523 mi Le Port
$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
30 km or 19 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
61 km or 38 mi Mafeteng
$598
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
125 km or 78 mi Bloemfontein
$698
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$762
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$808
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$861
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$901
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$762
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$731
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$988
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$706
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$984
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$892
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$1082
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$740
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$826
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$984
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$890
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$827
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$838
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$892
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$1304
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$975
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$940
410 km or 255 mi East London
$784
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$875
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$833
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$830
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$814
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$637
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$599
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$469
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$637
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$946
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$668
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$1005
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$607