Antananarivo vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1528
$1489
🏠 One person rent
$205
$228
🏘️ Family rent
$516
$395
🍽️ Food expenses
$178
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.3
$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$131
$738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
13
16
😀 Quality of life
36
15
🏙️ Population
1.28M
344K

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 17% less expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 8538th and 7499th ($519 vs $627) 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 0.3 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 7340th and 9036th 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
$3.31
$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.36
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.89
☕ Cappuccino
$1.07
$1.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$133
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.4
$67.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$618
$277
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$375
$160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.4
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.4
$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
8.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$490
$503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.99
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$5.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.65
$5.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$4.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.78
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.38
$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.31
$4.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.62
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.62
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.35
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.7
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.3
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$29.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11512
$1137

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$348
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$457
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$403
727 km or 452 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
809 km or 503 mi Domoni
$1093
842 km or 523 mi Le Port
$1481
842 km or 523 mi Saint-Paul
$1538
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1441
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1665
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1397
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1454
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1432
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1457
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1444
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1394
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1451
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1371
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$1091
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$1190
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1500
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$767
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$674
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$826
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$701
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$804
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$796
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$789
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$777
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$670
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$500
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$1000
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$498
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$591
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$516
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$515
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$526
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$953
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$834
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$662
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$582

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
61 km or 38 mi Mafeteng
$581
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
125 km or 78 mi Bloemfontein
$696
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$774
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$788
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$859
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$862
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$689
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$717
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$953
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$717
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$971
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$834
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$696
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$822
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$997
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$874
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$791
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$819
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$838
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$1286
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$909
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$943
410 km or 255 mi East London
$703
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$848
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$809
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$841
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$792
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$692
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$623
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$459
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$690
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$901
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$718
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$970
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$654