Antananarivo vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1414
$2620
🏠 One person rent
$217
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$341
$791
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.8
$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$110
$1156
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
13
41
😀 Quality of life
41
58
🏙️ Population
1.28M
2.43M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 49% less expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 8275th and 5028th ($564 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 months in Mecca. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7753rd and 6123rd 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
$3.36
$4.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$7.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$1.52
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$89.7
$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$509
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$163
$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.6
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.4
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.44%
5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$699
$1701
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$586
$1402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.08
$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.86
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$7.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.04
$3.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$6.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.96
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$25.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.4
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.3
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78
$62.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.6
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9859
$4622

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1209
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$906
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$964
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$1168
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$795
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$893
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$902
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$815
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$865
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$942
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$498
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$491
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$497
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$931
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$531
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$775
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$498
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1104
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$931
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$369
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1632
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$551
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$492
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1074
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$385
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$810
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$491
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$354
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$448
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$494
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$360
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$858
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$504
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$776
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$479
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$514