Antananarivo vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$604
$807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1515
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$241
$305
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$518
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.8
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$111
$228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
13
67
😀 Quality of life
41
59
🏙️ Population
1.28M
5.55M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 25% less expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 7948th and 6736th ($604 vs $807) 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 0.3 months in Nairobi. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 7675th and 6034th 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
$5.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.4
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.92
$6.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$308
$383
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$567
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$188
$371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.6
$29.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$45.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.5
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.75%
14.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$686
$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$599
$900
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.95
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.75
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.36
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.68
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.74
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.59
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.3
$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.53
$7.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.56
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.1
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.6
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$39.8
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11359
$10471

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$533
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$511
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$1603
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$1196
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$1615
842 km or 523 mi Saint-Paul
$1663
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1584
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1762
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1503
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1575
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1551
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1559
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1563
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1167
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1567
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1444
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$1196
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$933
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1511
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$747
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$688
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$802
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$871
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$819
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$810
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$665
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$820
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$691
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$456
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$952
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$452
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$495
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$494
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$489
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$516
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$875
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$792
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$754
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$587

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$448
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$415
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$532
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$543
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$618
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$540
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$513
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$549
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$524
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$603
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$624
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$611
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$573
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$613
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$533
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$635
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$697
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$531
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$495
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$546
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$586
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$417
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$591
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$688
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$671
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$872
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$688
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$541
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$583
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$810
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$553
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$689
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$447
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$691
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$690
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$577
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$533
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$795