Antananarivo vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Antananarivo	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$600	$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1828	$1278
🏠 One person rent	$263	$157
🏘️ Family rent	$755	$242
🍽️ Food expenses	$199	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.8	$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$145	$679
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	13	16
😀 Quality of life	39	18
🏙️ Population	1.28M	519K

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 12% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 7665th and 8241st ($600 vs $535) 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 1.3 months in Maseru. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 7272nd and 9015th 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	$3.87	$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.6	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.56	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$0.79
☕ Cappuccino	$1.15	$1.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$124	$82.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1149	$249
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$537	$143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.3	$37.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.2	$56.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57	$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.86%	8.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$786	$333
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$493	$447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.09	$25.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$5.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.13	$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.39	$3.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$5.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.77	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.43	$8.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.68	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.3	$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.88	$3.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.49	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.51	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.81	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$19.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.65	$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.36	$4.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.1	$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.8	$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$134	$28.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11649	$710

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Cities near Antananarivo

Distance	City	Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi	Antsirabe	$353
217 km or 135 mi	Toamasina	$461
633 km or 393 mi	Toliara	$428
727 km or 452 mi	Mamoudzou	$1506
809 km or 503 mi	Domoni	$585
842 km or 523 mi	Le Port	$1439
842 km or 523 mi	Saint-Paul	$1487
846 km or 526 mi	La Possession	$1417
848 km or 527 mi	Saint-Leu	$1618
856 km or 532 mi	Saint-Denis	$1394
872 km or 542 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1324
873 km or 542 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1406
874 km or 543 mi	Le Tampon	$1365
879 km or 546 mi	Saint-Andre	$1411
884 km or 549 mi	Nacala	$1127
887 km or 551 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1404
888 km or 552 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1334
925 km or 575 mi	Moroni	$587
975 km or 606 mi	Nampula	$1165
998 km or 620 mi	Pemba	$1144
1047 km or 650 mi	Bambous	$718
1052 km or 654 mi	Quatre Bornes	$666
1054 km or 655 mi	Port Louis	$829
1058 km or 657 mi	Curepipe	$770
1058 km or 658 mi	Triolet	$784
1068 km or 664 mi	Goodlands	$776
1077 km or 669 mi	Centre de Flacq	$751
1078 km or 670 mi	Mahebourg	$852
1128 km or 701 mi	Quelimane	$992
1315 km or 817 mi	Mulanje	$327
1333 km or 828 mi	Beira	$1014
1353 km or 841 mi	Zomba	$326
1373 km or 853 mi	Blantyre	$363
1396 km or 868 mi	Mangochi	$332
1441 km or 896 mi	Ntcheu	$332
1448 km or 900 mi	Monkey Bay	$335
1479 km or 919 mi	Chimoio	$993
1509 km or 937 mi	Tete	$970
1561 km or 970 mi	Mutare	$645
1564 km or 972 mi	Lilongwe	$367

Cities near Maseru

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
61 km or 38 mi	Mafeteng	$511
94 km or 58 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
125 km or 78 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
165 km or 103 mi	Welkom	$682
187 km or 116 mi	Kroonstad	$701
272 km or 169 mi	Kimberley	$753
280 km or 174 mi	Mthatha	$689
283 km or 176 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
286 km or 178 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
291 km or 181 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
292 km or 182 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
294 km or 182 mi	Komani	$703
296 km or 184 mi	Vereeniging	$637
341 km or 212 mi	Soweto	$875
348 km or 216 mi	Durban	$780
350 km or 217 mi	Johannesburg	$908
353 km or 219 mi	Springs	$631
357 km or 222 mi	Benoni	$741
361 km or 224 mi	Sandton	$889
361 km or 225 mi	Randburg	$776
366 km or 227 mi	Vryheid	$739
372 km or 231 mi	Bethal	$746
390 km or 242 mi	Centurion	$755
394 km or 245 mi	Bhisho	$710
402 km or 250 mi	Pretoria	$783
406 km or 252 mi	Rustenburg	$845
410 km or 255 mi	East London	$683
412 km or 256 mi	Brits	$751
426 km or 264 mi	Mmabatho	$719
440 km or 274 mi	Middelburg	$866
453 km or 281 mi	Makhanda	$704
489 km or 304 mi	Lobatse	$631
491 km or 305 mi	Mbabane	$558
495 km or 307 mi	Manzini	$447
525 km or 326 mi	Kanye	$633
532 km or 330 mi	Uitenhage	$805
540 km or 336 mi	Gaborone	$656
547 km or 340 mi	Port Elizabeth	$866
580 km or 360 mi	Molepolole	$603