Antananarivo vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$1081
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1403
$2496
🏠 One person rent
$218
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$342
$885
🍽️ Food expenses
$190
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.3
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$129
$1722
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
13
43
😀 Quality of life
42
75
🏙️ Population
1.28M
1.42M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 48% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 8141st and 5037th ($564 vs $1081) 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 7545th and 1796th 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
$3.34
$5.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.45
$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$555
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.4
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$1015
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$144
$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$66.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.5
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.1
$68.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.59%
5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$1488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$563
$1333
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.13
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.92
$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$9.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$3.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.91
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.93
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.69
$6.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$5.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$4.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37
$50.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.14
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.6
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.36
$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.9
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$83.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.4
$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8558
$11063

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1078
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$792
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$573
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1228
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1449
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2521
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1419
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$624
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$568
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$557
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$808
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$534
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1849
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$530
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1770
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$529
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$604
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1201
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1237
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1230
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$430
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$817
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$553
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$908
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$530
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1008
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$873
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$503
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$477
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$930
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$453