Antananarivo vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$600
$500
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1828
$1369
🏠 One person rent
$263
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$755
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$199
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.8
$39.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$145
$269
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
13
52
😀 Quality of life
39
45
🏙️ Population
1.28M
2.11M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 20% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 7665th and 8502nd ($600 vs $500) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 35th in Madagascar and Indonesia, respectively. Check Madagascar vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Antananarivo compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 7272nd and 6617th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Medan

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Antananarivo Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.87
$2.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$11.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.56
$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.77
 Cappuccino
$1.15
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$124
$115
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1149
$449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$296
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.3
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.2
$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57
$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
11.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$786
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$493
$636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.09
$6.93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$3.93
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$5.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$8.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.43
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.68
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.3
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.88
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.49
$2.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.51
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.65
$3.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.36
$2.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.1
$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.8
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$63.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11649
$11223

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$353
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$461
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$428
727 km or 452 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
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$585
842 km or 523 mi Le Port
$1439
842 km or 523 mi Saint-Paul
$1487
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1417
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1618
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1394
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1324
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1406
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1365
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1411
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1127
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1404
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1334
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$587
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$1165
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1144
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$718
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$666
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$829
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$770
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$784
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$776
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$751
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$852
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$992
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$327
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$1014
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$326
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$363
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$332
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$332
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$335
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$993
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$970
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$645
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$367

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$483
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$485
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$499
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$472
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$515
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$443
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$565
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$638
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$596
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$566
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$578
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$550
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$544
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$587
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$553
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$650
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$496
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$582
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$453
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$644
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$645
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$743
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$539
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$480
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$487
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$545
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$554
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$520
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$403
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$602
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$697
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$558
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$611
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$870
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$455
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$653
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$739
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$609
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$482
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$465