Antananarivo vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Antananarivo	Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$564	$1485
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1414	$3514
🏠 One person rent	$217	$789
🏘️ Family rent	$341	$1379
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$489
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.8	$67.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$110	$1785
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	13	72
😀 Quality of life	41	83
🏙️ Population	1.28M	56.8K

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 62% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 8275th and 4107th ($564 vs $1485) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Madagascar and Cyprus, respectively. Check Madagascar vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Antananarivo compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Nicosia ranked 2nd in Cyprus, while ranked 7753rd and 563rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Nicosia

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	Antananarivo	Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.36	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.4	$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.59	$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$4.68
☕ Cappuccino	$1.52	$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$705
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$89.7	$582
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$518	$1295
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$163	$1073
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.6	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.4	$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.6	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.44%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$699	$3205
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$586	$2358
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.08	$58.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$21.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$4.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.93	$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.04	$8.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.59	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.96	$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.61	$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.56	$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$3.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.25	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.9	$53.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.3	$106
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$46.6	$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9859	$9656

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Cities near Antananarivo

Distance	City	Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi	Antsirabe	$496
217 km or 135 mi	Toamasina	$481
633 km or 393 mi	Toliara	$460
727 km or 452 mi	Mamoudzou	$1652
809 km or 503 mi	Domoni	$1237
842 km or 523 mi	Le Port	$1624
842 km or 523 mi	Saint-Paul	$1681
846 km or 526 mi	La Possession	$1600
848 km or 527 mi	Saint-Leu	$1795
856 km or 532 mi	Saint-Denis	$1562
872 km or 542 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1640
873 km or 542 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1588
874 km or 543 mi	Le Tampon	$1618
879 km or 546 mi	Saint-Andre	$1597
884 km or 549 mi	Nacala	$1181
887 km or 551 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1602
888 km or 552 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1468
925 km or 575 mi	Moroni	$1233
975 km or 606 mi	Nampula	$935
998 km or 620 mi	Pemba	$1521
1047 km or 650 mi	Bambous	$749
1052 km or 654 mi	Quatre Bornes	$697
1054 km or 655 mi	Port Louis	$812
1058 km or 657 mi	Curepipe	$819
1058 km or 658 mi	Triolet	$815
1068 km or 664 mi	Goodlands	$807
1077 km or 669 mi	Centre de Flacq	$672
1078 km or 670 mi	Mahebourg	$796
1128 km or 701 mi	Quelimane	$692
1315 km or 817 mi	Mulanje	$461
1333 km or 828 mi	Beira	$1000
1353 km or 841 mi	Zomba	$458
1373 km or 853 mi	Blantyre	$505
1396 km or 868 mi	Mangochi	$496
1441 km or 896 mi	Ntcheu	$495
1448 km or 900 mi	Monkey Bay	$521
1479 km or 919 mi	Chimoio	$924
1509 km or 937 mi	Tete	$828
1561 km or 970 mi	Mutare	$764
1564 km or 972 mi	Lilongwe	$591

Cities near Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1431
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1332
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1296
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1553
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1380
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1416
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$2265
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$2042
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1831
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$636
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$702
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$830
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$449
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$420
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$721
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$842
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1353
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$1106
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$618
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$865
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$684
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$761
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$676
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$1005
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$622
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$569
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$1894
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1766
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1929
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1925
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$600
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1930
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1949
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1940
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1936
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$552
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$446
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$966
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$1770
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1911