Antananarivo vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Antananarivo Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$625
$619
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1760
$1472
🏠 One person rent
$261
$253
🏘️ Family rent
$650
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.3
$43.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$757
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
13
15
😀 Quality of life
40
20
🏙️ Population
1.28M
519K

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 1% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 7428th and 7453rd ($625 vs $619) 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 7095th and 8995th 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
$4.21
$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.1
$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.43
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.17
$1.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$389
$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$922
$504
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$457
$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.6
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.7
$54.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59
$44.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.57%
9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$942
$1349
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$499
$809
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.73
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$5.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$1.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.71
$3.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$4.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$5.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.96
$4.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.36
$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.99
$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.6
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.54
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.85
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$19.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.46
$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.4
$42.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$71.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$204
$29.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5139
$912

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Distance City Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi Antsirabe
$378
217 km or 135 mi Toamasina
$502
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$482
727 km or 452 mi Mamoudzou
$1507
809 km or 503 mi Domoni
$509
842 km or 523 mi Le Port
$1222
842 km or 523 mi Saint-Paul
$1220
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1214
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1261
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1355
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1232
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1265
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1222
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1262
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1030
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1312
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1253
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$510
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$1042
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1170
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$683
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$647
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$775
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$590
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$636
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$657
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$711
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$702
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$1023
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$593
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$985
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$594
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$520
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$587
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$585
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$594
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$1032
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$995
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$801
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$680

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Teyateyaneng
$597
61 km or 38 mi Mafeteng
$595
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$594
125 km or 78 mi Bloemfontein
$665
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$696
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$757
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$773
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$751
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$596
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$656
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$644
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$814
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$746
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$726
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$860
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$796
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$905
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$747
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$808
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$896
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$732
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$811
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$751
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$778
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$768
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$792
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$1073
410 km or 255 mi East London
$754
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$748
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$748
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$908
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$772
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$613
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$675
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$480
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$667
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$585
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$720
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$825
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$605