Antananarivo vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$507
$1090
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1468
$2569
🏠 One person rent
$182
$541
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$966
🍽️ Food expenses
$178
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.7
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$85.4
$1772
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
13
43
😀 Quality of life
35
70
🏙️ Population
1.28M
1.42M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 53% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 8589th and 4892nd ($507 vs $1090) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Madagascar and Oman, respectively. Check Madagascar vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Antananarivo compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 7515th and 2404th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Muscat

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Antananarivo Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.19
$5.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.8
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.23
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.13
$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$315
$581
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$43.3
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$427
$1144
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$310
$713
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.7
$63.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.7
$95.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.3
$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.87%
5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$624
$1690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$480
$1296
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.13
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.03
$61.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$9.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$4.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$5.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.23
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$4.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.44
$6.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.82
$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.44
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.53
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.2
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.4
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.26
$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.7
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.4
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$77.3
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11211
$10296

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$352
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$447
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$389
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$1465
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$1100
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$1400
842 km or 523 mi Saint-Paul
$1459
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1371
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1575
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1322
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1397
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1358
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1396
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1368
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1150
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1379
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1296
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$1105
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$872
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1506
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$745
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$671
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$812
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$712
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$808
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$796
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$667
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$785
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$675
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$461
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$1003
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$457
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$507
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$493
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$492
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$518
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$947
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$825
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$752
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$587

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$967
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$780
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$585
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1239
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1844
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2240
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1494
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2379
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$605
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$518
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$515
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$829
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$514
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1779
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$547
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1709
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$464
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$548
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$507
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1223
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1280
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1243
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$442
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$809
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$552
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$589
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$1068
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$563
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1056
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$897
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$557
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$546
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$901
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$551