Antananarivo vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Antananarivo	Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$564	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1403	$1431
🏠 One person rent	$218	$175
🏘️ Family rent	$342	$281
🍽️ Food expenses	$190	$268
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.3	$42.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$129	$360
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	69 km
🎓 Higher education	13	29
😀 Quality of life	42	32
🏙️ Population	1.28M	42.7K

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 3% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 8141st and 8291st ($564 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 0.7 months in Meru. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 7545th and 8680th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Antananarivo	Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.34	$5.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.91	$6.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$1.45	$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$336	$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$78.4	$98.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$601	$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$144	$181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.7	$23.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.5	$35.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.59%	15.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$823	$1175
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$563	$1345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.13	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.92	$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.1	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.03	$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$5.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.93	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.69	$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.91	$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.59	$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.56	$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.76	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.14	$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.6	$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.36	$3.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.9	$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.5	$68.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$46.4	$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8558	$8839

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Cities near Antananarivo

Distance	City	Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi	Antsirabe	$493
217 km or 135 mi	Toamasina	$476
633 km or 393 mi	Toliara	$453
727 km or 452 mi	Mamoudzou	$1624
809 km or 503 mi	Domoni	$1207
842 km or 523 mi	Le Port	$1590
842 km or 523 mi	Saint-Paul	$1641
846 km or 526 mi	La Possession	$1561
848 km or 527 mi	Saint-Leu	$1751
856 km or 532 mi	Saint-Denis	$1535
872 km or 542 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1595
873 km or 542 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1546
874 km or 543 mi	Le Tampon	$1576
879 km or 546 mi	Saint-Andre	$1560
884 km or 549 mi	Nacala	$1168
887 km or 551 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1561
888 km or 552 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1445
925 km or 575 mi	Moroni	$1207
975 km or 606 mi	Nampula	$935
998 km or 620 mi	Pemba	$1511
1047 km or 650 mi	Bambous	$774
1052 km or 654 mi	Quatre Bornes	$727
1054 km or 655 mi	Port Louis	$831
1058 km or 657 mi	Curepipe	$842
1058 km or 658 mi	Triolet	$834
1068 km or 664 mi	Goodlands	$822
1077 km or 669 mi	Centre de Flacq	$692
1078 km or 670 mi	Mahebourg	$812
1128 km or 701 mi	Quelimane	$692
1315 km or 817 mi	Mulanje	$461
1333 km or 828 mi	Beira	$996
1353 km or 841 mi	Zomba	$458
1373 km or 853 mi	Blantyre	$506
1396 km or 868 mi	Mangochi	$496
1441 km or 896 mi	Ntcheu	$493
1448 km or 900 mi	Monkey Bay	$519
1479 km or 919 mi	Chimoio	$916
1509 km or 937 mi	Tete	$820
1561 km or 970 mi	Mutare	$755
1564 km or 972 mi	Lilongwe	$592

Cities near Meru

Distance	City	Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi	Thika	$460
175 km or 109 mi	Nairobi	$811
179 km or 111 mi	Machakos	$420
180 km or 112 mi	Nakuru	$503
268 km or 167 mi	Eldoret	$528
323 km or 201 mi	Kisumu	$543
354 km or 220 mi	Mumias	$511
378 km or 235 mi	Moshi	$533
392 km or 244 mi	Tororo	$623
395 km or 245 mi	Arusha	$612
403 km or 250 mi	Mbale	$654
455 km or 283 mi	Malindi	$548
496 km or 308 mi	Jinja	$582
508 km or 316 mi	Mombasa	$596
559 km or 347 mi	Kira Town	$658
564 km or 351 mi	Kampala	$717
577 km or 359 mi	Entebbe	$578
591 km or 367 mi	Tanga	$552
600 km or 373 mi	Mwanza	$656
666 km or 414 mi	Gulu	$627
712 km or 442 mi	Stone Town	$567
712 km or 443 mi	Zanzibar	$609
732 km or 455 mi	Dodoma	$526
749 km or 465 mi	Baidoa	$724
764 km or 475 mi	Morogoro	$421
783 km or 486 mi	Dar es Salaam	$799
784 km or 487 mi	Awasa	$1031
819 km or 509 mi	Arua	$617
840 km or 522 mi	Bunia	$833
852 km or 529 mi	Jimma	$802
852 km or 530 mi	Kasese	$567
858 km or 533 mi	Juba	$527
862 km or 536 mi	Byumba	$597
873 km or 542 mi	Kigali	$758
875 km or 544 mi	Muyinga	$687
883 km or 549 mi	Mogadishu	$715
907 km or 563 mi	Ruhengeri	$499
911 km or 566 mi	Ruyigi	$687
911 km or 566 mi	Beni	$820
918 km or 570 mi	Nyanza	$524