Antananarivo vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1414
$2347
🏠 One person rent
$217
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$341
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.8
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$110
$1243
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
13
23
😀 Quality of life
41
69
🏙️ Population
1.28M
1.41M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 52% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 8275th and 4849th ($564 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Madagascar and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Madagascar vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Antananarivo compared to 1.1 months in Medina. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7753rd and 4347th among best cities to live in the world.

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Antananarivo Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.36
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$1.52
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$89.7
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$163
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.6
$91.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.4
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.44%
3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$699
$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$586
$1287
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.08
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.86
$5.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$7.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.04
$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.96
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$78.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.4
$2.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.3
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.6
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9859
$5515

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Distance City Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi Antsirabe
$496
217 km or 135 mi Toamasina
$481
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$460
727 km or 452 mi Mamoudzou
$1652
809 km or 503 mi Domoni
$1237
842 km or 523 mi Le Port
$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
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$795
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1209
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1107
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$942
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$775
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$815
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$931
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1074
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$906
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$776
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$354
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$893
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$360
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$479
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$369
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$385
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$448
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1632
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$800
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1853
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$824
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$902
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$665
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$415
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$724
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2002
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1946
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1700
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$283
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$895
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1062
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1936
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1962
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1013
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$865
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1010