Antananarivo vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$604
$453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1515
$1141
🏠 One person rent
$241
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$310
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.8
$32.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$111
$216
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
13
55
😀 Quality of life
41
47
🏙️ Population
1.28M
2.11M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 33% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 7948th and 8852nd ($604 vs $453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 44th 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 15th in Indonesia, while ranked 7675th and 6943rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Antananarivo Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.19
$1.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.4
$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.92
$3.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.01
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$308
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$567
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$188
$196
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.6
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.5
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.75%
9.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$686
$1152
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$599
$558
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.95
$6.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$2.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.75
$6.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$6.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.36
$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.68
$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.74
$2.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.59
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.3
$17.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.53
$3.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.56
$2.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.1
$47.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.6
$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$39.8
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11359
$7769

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$533
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$511
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$1603
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$1196
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$1615
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$449
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$439
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$429
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$678
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$555
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$530
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$762
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$720
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$677
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$527
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$743
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$747
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$616
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$741
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$545
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$798
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$654
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$610
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$592
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$617
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$488
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$588
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$407
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$707
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$806
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$466
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$759
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1010
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$531
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$784
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$836
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$737
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$576
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550