Antananarivo vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1528
$2115
🏠 One person rent
$205
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$516
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$178
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.3
$90.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$131
$1630
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
13
20
😀 Quality of life
36
67
🏙️ Population
1.28M
1.41M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 39% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 8538th and 6257th ($519 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th in Madagascar and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Madagascar vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Antananarivo compared to 1.9 months in Medina. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7340th and 3833rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Antananarivo Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.31
$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$37.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.36
$7.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.07
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.4
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$618
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$375
$419
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.4
$93
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.4
$95.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$490
$1056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.99
$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$6.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.65
$6.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$6.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.78
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.38
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.31
$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.62
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$94.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.62
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.35
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.7
$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.3
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$183
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11512
$7706

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Distance City Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi Antsirabe
$348
217 km or 135 mi Toamasina
$457
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$403
727 km or 452 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
809 km or 503 mi Domoni
$1093
842 km or 523 mi Le Port
$1481
842 km or 523 mi Saint-Paul
$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
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$837
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1123
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$940
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$944
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$828
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$940
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$988
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$895
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1096
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$806
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$278
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$895
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$294
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$393
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$324
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$314
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$333
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1586
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$694
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1536
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$777
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$915
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$640
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$350
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$707
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1657
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1651
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1372
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$306
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$721
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$847
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1607
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1632
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1004
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$934
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$934