Antananarivo vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$466
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1403
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$218
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$342
$296
🍽️ Food expenses
$190
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.3
$35.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$129
$223
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
13
55
😀 Quality of life
42
62
🏙️ Population
1.28M
2.11M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 21% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 8141st and 8825th ($564 vs $466) 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 7th in Indonesia, while ranked 7545th and 5663rd 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
$3.34
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$3.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$1.45
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.4
$86.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$312
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$144
$156
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$48.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.5
$75.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.1
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.59%
9.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$1333
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$563
$604
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.13
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.92
$9.61
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$6.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.91
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.93
$6.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.69
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$1.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$0.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37
$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.14
$3.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.6
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.36
$2.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.9
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.4
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8558
$10637

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$493
217 km or 135 mi Toamasina
$476
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$453
727 km or 452 mi Mamoudzou
$1624
809 km or 503 mi Domoni
$1207
842 km or 523 mi Le Port
$1590
842 km or 523 mi Saint-Paul
$1641
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1561
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1751
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1535
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1595
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1546
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1576
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1560
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1168
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1561
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1445
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$1207
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$935
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1511
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$774
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$727
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$831
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$842
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$834
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$822
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$692
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$812
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$692
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$461
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$996
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$458
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$506
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$496
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$493
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$519
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$916
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$820
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$755
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$592

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$460
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$472
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$449
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$488
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$423
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$654
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$552
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$563
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$754
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$701
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$657
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$653
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$554
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$704
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$756
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$592
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$681
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$509
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$789
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$731
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$866
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$609
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$584
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$570
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$643
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$519
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$592
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$386
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$689
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$807
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$503
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$771
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1014
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$517
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$773
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$854
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$788
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$552
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$534