Antananarivo vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$507
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1468
$2089
🏠 One person rent
$182
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$178
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.7
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$85.4
$399
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
13
68
😀 Quality of life
35
59
🏙️ Population
1.28M
5.55M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 33% less expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 8589th and 6622nd ($507 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.5 months in Nairobi. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 7515th and 5369th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Nairobi

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Antananarivo Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.19
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.8
$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.23
$6.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.34
☕ Cappuccino
$1.13
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$315
$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$43.3
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$427
$1080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$310
$418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.7
$20
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.7
$31.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.3
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.87%
14.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$624
$1743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$480
$998
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.13
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.03
$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$6.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$5.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.23
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.44
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.82
$2.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.44
$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.53
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.2
$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.4
$6.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.26
$4.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.7
$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.4
$59.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$77.3
$187
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11211
$7984

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$352
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$447
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$389
727 km or 452 mi Mamoudzou
$1465
809 km or 503 mi Domoni
$1100
842 km or 523 mi Le Port
$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
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$589
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$408
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$500
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$541
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$638
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$561
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$483
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$522
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$490
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$602
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$605
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$498
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$580
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$562
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$625
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$545
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$646
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$698
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$558
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$502
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$523
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$552
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$486
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$594
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$650
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$613
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$771
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$648
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$573
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$518
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$801
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$492
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$648
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$413
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$651
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$648
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$585
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$479
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$785