Antananarivo vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$600
$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1828
$2228
🏠 One person rent
$263
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$755
$692
🍽️ Food expenses
$199
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.8
$91.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$145
$1519
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
13
20
😀 Quality of life
39
52
🏙️ Population
1.28M
1.18M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 33% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 7665th and 6017th ($600 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th 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 1.7 months in Medina. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Medina ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7272nd and 6150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Medina

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Antananarivo Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.87
$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.56
$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.33
☕ Cappuccino
$1.15
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$124
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1149
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.3
$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.2
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57
$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$786
$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$493
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.09
$54
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$8.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$7.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.43
$2.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.68
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.3
$7.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.88
$5.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.49
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.51
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$79
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.65
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.36
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.1
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.8
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$405
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11649
$9496

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Distance City Cost of living
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$353
217 km or 135 mi Toamasina
$461
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$428
727 km or 452 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
809 km or 503 mi Domoni
$585
842 km or 523 mi Le Port
$1439
842 km or 523 mi Saint-Paul
$1487
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1417
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1618
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1394
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1324
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1406
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1365
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1411
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1127
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1404
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1334
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$587
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$1165
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1144
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$718
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$666
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$829
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$770
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$784
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$776
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$751
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$852
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$992
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$327
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$1014
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$326
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$363
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$332
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$332
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$335
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$993
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$970
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$645
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$367

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$844
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1100
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1032
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$996
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$860
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$1013
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$964