Antananarivo vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$600
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1828
$2744
🏠 One person rent
$263
$569
🏘️ Family rent
$755
$1098
🍽️ Food expenses
$199
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.8
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$145
$1705
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
13
44
😀 Quality of life
39
68
🏙️ Population
1.28M
1.42M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 47% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 7665th and 4635th ($600 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.5 months in Muscat. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 7272nd and 3535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Antananarivo Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.87
$5.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.56
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$10.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.15
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$124
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1149
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.3
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.2
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$786
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$493
$1167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.09
$57.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$4.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.43
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.68
$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.3
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.88
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.49
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.51
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.65
$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.36
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.1
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.8
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11649
$8464

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$353
217 km or 135 mi Toamasina
$461
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$428
727 km or 452 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
809 km or 503 mi Domoni
$585
842 km or 523 mi Le Port
$1439
842 km or 523 mi Saint-Paul
$1487
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1417
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1618
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1394
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1324
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1406
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1365
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1411
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1127
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1404
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1334
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$587
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$1165
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1144
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$718
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$666
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$829
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$770
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$784
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$776
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$751
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$852
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$992
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$327
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$1014
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$326
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$363
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$332
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$332
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$335
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$993
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$970
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$645
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$367

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1164
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$787
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$779
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1191
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1132
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$1841
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1612
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$672
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$573
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$544
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$822
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$604
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1872
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$798
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1810
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$457
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$890
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$530
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1285
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1375
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1327
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$417
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$844
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$606
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$959
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$604
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1005
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$868
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$606
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$621
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$910
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$646