Antananarivo vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$1110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1528
$2698
🏠 One person rent
$205
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$516
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$178
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.3
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$131
$1727
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
13
44
😀 Quality of life
36
68
🏙️ Population
1.28M
1.42M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 53% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 8538th and 4893rd ($519 vs $1110) 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 0.3 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 7340th and 3189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Antananarivo Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.31
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.36
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$11.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.07
$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.4
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$618
$1200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$375
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.4
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.4
$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$1760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$490
$1270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.99
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.65
$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$8.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.78
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.38
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$4.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.31
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.62
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.62
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.35
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.7
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.3
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11512
$8649

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$348
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$457
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$403
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$1549
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$1093
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$1481
842 km or 523 mi Saint-Paul
$1538
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1441
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1665
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1397
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1454
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1432
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1457
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1444
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1394
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1451
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1371
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$1091
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$1190
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1500
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$767
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$674
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$826
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$701
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$804
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$796
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$789
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$777
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$670
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$500
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$1000
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$498
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$591
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$516
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$515
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$526
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$953
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$834
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$662
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$582

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Distance City Cost of living
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$994
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$786
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$687
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$1232
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1050
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2084
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1503
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$639
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$547
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$531
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$831
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$520
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1810
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$561
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1719
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$467
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$556
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$515
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1218
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1267
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1226
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$429
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$806
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$558
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$870
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$546
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$989
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$878
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$537
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$541
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$548