Antananarivo vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Antananarivo Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$542
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1414
$1408
🏠 One person rent
$217
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$341
$284
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.8
$39.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$110
$415
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
13
27
😀 Quality of life
41
32
🏙️ Population
1.28M
42.7K

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 4% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 8275th and 8447th ($564 vs $542) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Madagascar and Kenya, respectively. Check Madagascar vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Antananarivo compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 7753rd and 8725th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Antananarivo vs Meru

Prices for goods and services in Antananarivo and Meru are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Antananarivo Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.36
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$6.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.34
☕ Cappuccino
$1.52
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$89.7
$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$163
$183
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.6
$25.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.4
$39.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.44%
15.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$699
$1070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$586
$1158
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.08
$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.86
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$4.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.04
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.96
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$7.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$21.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.4
$3.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.3
$19.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78
$59.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.6
$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9859
$9031

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Antananarivo

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

Cities near Meru

Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$455
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$797
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$419
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$508
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$520
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$533
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$505
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$523
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$624
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$602
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$651
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$553
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$593
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$604
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$670
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$722
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$563
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$544
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$623
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$627
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$551
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$588
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$506
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$743
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$408
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$996
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$825
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$775
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$572
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$528
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$620
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$811
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$691
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$724
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$518
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$693
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$810
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$544