Antananarivo vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Antananarivo Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$604
$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1515
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$241
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$300
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.8
$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$111
$173
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
13
27
😀 Quality of life
41
28
🏙️ Population
1.28M
42.7K

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 11% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 7948th and 8425th ($604 vs $543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 0.3 months in Meru. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Meru ranked 10th in Kenya, while ranked 7675th and 8855th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

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
$3.19
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.4
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.92
$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$308
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$567
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$188
$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.6
$29.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$45.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.5
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.75%
14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$686
$1039
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$599
$1138
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.95
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.75
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$5.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.36
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.68
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.74
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.59
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.3
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.53
$7.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.56
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.1
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.6
$54.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$39.8
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11359
$10408

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
$533
217 km or 135 mi Toamasina
$511
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$493
727 km or 452 mi Mamoudzou
$1603
809 km or 503 mi Domoni
$1196
842 km or 523 mi Le Port
$1615
842 km or 523 mi Saint-Paul
$1663
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1584
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1762
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1503
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1575
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1551
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1559
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1563
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1167
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1567
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1444
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$1196
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$933
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1511
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$747
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$688
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$802
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$871
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$819
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$810
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$665
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$820
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$691
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$456
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$952
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$452
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$495
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$494
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$489
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$516
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$875
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$792
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$754
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$587

Cities near Meru

Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$448
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$807
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$415
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$532
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$513
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$549
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$524
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$540
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$603
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$618
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$624
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$563
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$573
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$611
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$635
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$697
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$531
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$533
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$613
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$591
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$546
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$586
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$495
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$745
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$417
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$910
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$577
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$810
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$746
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$541
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$671
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$872
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$688
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$721
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$553
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$688
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$795
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$583