Antananarivo vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Antananarivo	Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$564	$1162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1403	$2741
🏠 One person rent	$218	$517
🏘️ Family rent	$342	$883
🍽️ Food expenses	$190	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.3	$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$129	$1341
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	68 km
🎓 Higher education	13	42
😀 Quality of life	42	57
🏙️ Population	1.28M	2.43M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 51% less expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 8141st and 4793rd ($564 vs $1162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Madagascar and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Madagascar vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Antananarivo compared to 1.2 months in Mecca. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7545th and 6119th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Mecca

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	Antananarivo	Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.34	$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$35.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.91	$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$1.45	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$336	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$78.4	$448
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$601	$447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$144	$828
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.7	$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.5	$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.59%	5.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$823	$1493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$563	$1216
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.13	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.92	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.1	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.03	$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$7.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.93	$3.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.69	$6.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.91	$5.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.59	$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.56	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.76	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37	$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.14	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.6	$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.36	$4.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.9	$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.5	$62.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$46.4	$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8558	$4655

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Cities near Antananarivo

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

Cities near Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1155
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$918
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$964
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$1182
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$791
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$903
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$911
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$862
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$860
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$940
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$500
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$498
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$499
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$967
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$533
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$825
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$498
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1116
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$971
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$348
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1627
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$560
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$498
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$1069
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$365
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$826
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$499
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$346
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$428
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$500
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$354
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$589
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$791
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$512
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$769
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$517
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$522