Antananarivo vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$604
$2543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1515
$6242
🏠 One person rent
$241
$1414
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$2478
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$607
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.8
$361
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$111
$4489
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
13
100
😀 Quality of life
41
100
🏙️ Population
1.28M
5.35M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 76% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 7948th and 829th ($604 vs $2543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Madagascar and Australia, respectively. Check Madagascar vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Antananarivo compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 7675th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Antananarivo Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.19
$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.4
$67.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.92
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$9.51
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$3.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$308
$1557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$1162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$567
$2836
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$188
$2092
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.6
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.5
$51.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.75%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$686
$6978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$599
$6027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$3.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.95
$140
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$5.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.75
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$5.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.36
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$5.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.68
$26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.74
$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.59
$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.3
$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.53
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$56.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.56
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.1
$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.6
$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$39.8
$2326
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11359
$22313

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$1559
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$1167
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$1444
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$1196
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$933
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$1511
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$747
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$688
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$802
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$871
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$819
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$810
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$665
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$820
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$691
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$456
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$952
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$452
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$495
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$494
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$516
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$792
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$754
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$1834
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$1847
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$1913
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$1933
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$1896
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$1889
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$1915
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$1810
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$1936
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$1606
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$2000
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$1816
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$1880
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$1825
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$1728
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$1905
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$1795
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$2364
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$1460
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$1701
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$1695
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$2355
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