Antananarivo vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

Antananarivo Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$625
$992
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1760
$2209
🏠 One person rent
$261
$453
🏘️ Family rent
$650
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.3
$80.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$2142
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
13
40
😀 Quality of life
40
69
🏙️ Population
1.28M
1.68M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 37% less expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 7428th and 5622nd ($625 vs $992) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 2.2 months in Mecca. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Mecca ranked 5th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7095th and 3088th among best cities to live in the world.

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Antananarivo Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.21
$6.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.1
$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.43
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$1.17
$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$389
$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$922
$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$457
$449
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.6
$67.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.7
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59
$79.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.57%
5.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$942
$1004
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$499
$717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.73
$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$2.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.71
$8.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.96
$1.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.36
$7.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.99
$5.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.6
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.54
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.85
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$134
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$21.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.46
$4.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.4
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$65.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$204
$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5139
$3725

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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
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1067
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$829
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$601
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$1028
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$867
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$833
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$963
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$843
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$750
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$892
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$832
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$488
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$486
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$487
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$858
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$522
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$880
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$485
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$563
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$598
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$270
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1278
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$511
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$553
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$487
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1019
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$230
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$578
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$488
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$281
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$227
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$492
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$260
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$345
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$827
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$588
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$502
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$828
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$299
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$512