Antananarivo vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1414
$1179
🏠 One person rent
$217
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$341
$299
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.8
$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$110
$230
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
13
55
😀 Quality of life
41
48
🏙️ Population
1.28M
2.11M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 22% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 8275th and 8850th ($564 vs $461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 48th 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 7753rd and 6907th 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
$3.36
$1.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$3.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.74
☕ Cappuccino
$1.52
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$169
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$89.7
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$163
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.6
$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.4
$66.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.44%
9.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$699
$1205
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$586
$591
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.08
$8.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$2.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.86
$7.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$6.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.04
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.96
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$2.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$3.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.4
$2.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.3
$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.6
$122
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9859
$9091

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$496
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$481
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$460
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$1652
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$1237
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$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
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$458
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$470
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$451
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$485
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$438
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$701
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$572
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$558
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$792
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$740
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$696
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$663
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$551
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$762
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$790
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$634
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$750
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$564
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$831
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$813
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$981
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$664
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$627
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$628
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$678
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$513
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$622
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$407
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$736
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$846
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$495
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$788
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1059
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$551
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$808
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$891
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$780
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$588
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$572