Antananarivo vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Antananarivo	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$564	$681
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1414	$1559
🏠 One person rent	$217	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$341	$402
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$312
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.8	$44.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$110	$636
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	13	15
😀 Quality of life	41	27
🏙️ Population	1.28M	344K

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 17% less expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 8275th and 7352nd ($564 vs $681) 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 0.9 months in Maseru. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 7753rd and 8913th 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	$3.36	$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.4	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.59	$8.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.6
☕ Cappuccino	$1.52	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$144
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$89.7	$73.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$518	$263
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$163	$134
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.6	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.4	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.6	$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.44%	8.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$699	$399
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$586	$538
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.08	$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$6.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$7.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$6.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.93	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.04	$6.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.59	$5.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.96	$3.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.61	$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.56	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$24
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.25	$4.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.9	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$2.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.3	$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$46.6	$55
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9859	$1246

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Cities near Antananarivo

Distance	City	Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi	Antsirabe	$496
217 km or 135 mi	Toamasina	$481
633 km or 393 mi	Toliara	$460
727 km or 452 mi	Mamoudzou	$1652
809 km or 503 mi	Domoni	$1237
842 km or 523 mi	Le Port	$1624
842 km or 523 mi	Saint-Paul	$1681
846 km or 526 mi	La Possession	$1600
848 km or 527 mi	Saint-Leu	$1795
856 km or 532 mi	Saint-Denis	$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
1564 km or 972 mi	Lilongwe	$591

Cities near Maseru

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
61 km or 38 mi	Mafeteng	$630
94 km or 58 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
125 km or 78 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
165 km or 103 mi	Welkom	$826
187 km or 116 mi	Kroonstad	$875
272 km or 169 mi	Kimberley	$927
280 km or 174 mi	Mthatha	$952
283 km or 176 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
286 km or 178 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$716
291 km or 181 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
292 km or 182 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
294 km or 182 mi	Komani	$1050
296 km or 184 mi	Vereeniging	$765
341 km or 212 mi	Soweto	$1057
348 km or 216 mi	Durban	$948
350 km or 217 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
353 km or 219 mi	Springs	$792
357 km or 222 mi	Benoni	$892
361 km or 224 mi	Sandton	$1089
361 km or 225 mi	Randburg	$958
366 km or 227 mi	Vryheid	$912
372 km or 231 mi	Bethal	$910
390 km or 242 mi	Centurion	$967
394 km or 245 mi	Bhisho	$1419
402 km or 250 mi	Pretoria	$1049
406 km or 252 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
410 km or 255 mi	East London	$795
412 km or 256 mi	Brits	$950
426 km or 264 mi	Mmabatho	$901
440 km or 274 mi	Middelburg	$899
453 km or 281 mi	Makhanda	$874
489 km or 304 mi	Lobatse	$697
491 km or 305 mi	Mbabane	$652
495 km or 307 mi	Manzini	$511
525 km or 326 mi	Kanye	$694
532 km or 330 mi	Uitenhage	$980
540 km or 336 mi	Gaborone	$731
547 km or 340 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1036
580 km or 360 mi	Molepolole	$662