Antananarivo vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1528
$1426
🏠 One person rent
$205
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$516
$428
🍽️ Food expenses
$178
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.3
$44.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$131
$315
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
13
52
😀 Quality of life
36
43
🏙️ Population
1.28M
2.11M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 0% less expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 8538th and 8536th ($519 vs $519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 38th in Madagascar and Indonesia, respectively. Check Madagascar vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Antananarivo compared to 0.6 months in Medan. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 7340th and 6659th among best cities to live in the world.

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Antananarivo Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.31
$2.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.36
$3.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$3.02
☕ Cappuccino
$1.07
$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.4
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$618
$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$375
$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.4
$65
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.4
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
10.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$1907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$490
$661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.99
$9.09
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$4.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.65
$4.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.78
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.38
$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.31
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$2.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$2.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.62
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.62
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.35
$2.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.7
$60.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.3
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$85.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11512
$11482

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$348
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$457
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$1549
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$1093
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$1481
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$1538
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1441
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1665
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1397
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1454
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1432
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1457
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1444
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1394
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1451
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1371
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$1091
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$1190
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1500
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$767
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$674
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$826
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$701
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$804
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$796
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$789
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$777
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$670
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$500
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$1000
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$498
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$591
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$516
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$515
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$526
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$953
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$834
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$662
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$582

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$503
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$504
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$518
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$490
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$538
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$461
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$673
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$759
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$624
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$669
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$671
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$670
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$613
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$729
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$742
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$594
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$687
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$523
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$732
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$738
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$892
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$617
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$571
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$563
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$630
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$585
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$561
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$421
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$699
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$799
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$590
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$752
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$985
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$517
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$822
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$807
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$750
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$518
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$544