Antananarivo vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Antananarivo	Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$604	$1031
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1515	$2436
🏠 One person rent	$241	$438
🏘️ Family rent	$382	$727
🍽️ Food expenses	$198	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.8	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$111	$1083
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	13	41
😀 Quality of life	41	57
🏙️ Population	1.28M	2.43M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 41% less expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 7948th and 5338th ($604 vs $1031) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1.1 months in Mecca. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7675th and 6151st 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	$3.19	$4.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.4	$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.92	$6.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$329
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$567	$580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$188	$600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.6	$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58	$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.5	$71.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.75%	5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$686	$1938
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$599	$1617
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.95	$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.1	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$6.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$6.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.36	$4.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.68	$5.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.08	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.74	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.59	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.83	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.3	$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.53	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.56	$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.1	$32.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$55.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$39.8	$399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11359	$4518

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Cities near Antananarivo

Distance	City	Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi	Antsirabe	$533
217 km or 135 mi	Toamasina	$511
633 km or 393 mi	Toliara	$493
727 km or 452 mi	Mamoudzou	$1603
809 km or 503 mi	Domoni	$1196
842 km or 523 mi	Le Port	$1615
842 km or 523 mi	Saint-Paul	$1663
846 km or 526 mi	La Possession	$1584
848 km or 527 mi	Saint-Leu	$1762
856 km or 532 mi	Saint-Denis	$1503
872 km or 542 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1575
873 km or 542 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1551
874 km or 543 mi	Le Tampon	$1559
879 km or 546 mi	Saint-Andre	$1563
884 km or 549 mi	Nacala	$1167
887 km or 551 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1567
888 km or 552 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1444
925 km or 575 mi	Moroni	$1196
975 km or 606 mi	Nampula	$933
998 km or 620 mi	Pemba	$1511
1047 km or 650 mi	Bambous	$747
1052 km or 654 mi	Quatre Bornes	$688
1054 km or 655 mi	Port Louis	$802
1058 km or 657 mi	Curepipe	$871
1058 km or 658 mi	Triolet	$819
1068 km or 664 mi	Goodlands	$810
1077 km or 669 mi	Centre de Flacq	$665
1078 km or 670 mi	Mahebourg	$820
1128 km or 701 mi	Quelimane	$691
1315 km or 817 mi	Mulanje	$456
1333 km or 828 mi	Beira	$952
1353 km or 841 mi	Zomba	$452
1373 km or 853 mi	Blantyre	$495
1396 km or 868 mi	Mangochi	$494
1441 km or 896 mi	Ntcheu	$489
1448 km or 900 mi	Monkey Bay	$516
1479 km or 919 mi	Chimoio	$875
1509 km or 937 mi	Tete	$792
1561 km or 970 mi	Mutare	$754
1564 km or 972 mi	Lilongwe	$587

Cities near Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1210
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$890
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$976
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$1164
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$791
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$873
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$871
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$993
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$834
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$864
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$919
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$483
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$475
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$484
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$938
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$513
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$738
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$481
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1124
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$947
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$350
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1628
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$499
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$532
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$476
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$1036
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$379
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$748
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$476
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$334
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$439
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$478
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$338
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$555
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$771
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$872
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$488
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$753
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$429
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$497