Antananarivo vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Antananarivo	Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$507	$2292
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1468	$4945
🏠 One person rent	$182	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$2054
🍽️ Food expenses	$178	$665
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.7	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$85.4	$3699
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	37 km
🎓 Higher education	13	79
😀 Quality of life	35	94
🏙️ Population	1.28M	709K

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 78% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 8589th and 1171st ($507 vs $2292) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Madagascar and Norway, respectively. Check Madagascar vs Norway comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Antananarivo compared to 1.6 months in Oslo. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 7515th and 37th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Oslo

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	Antananarivo	Oslo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.19	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.8	$92.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.23	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$9.97
☕ Cappuccino	$1.13	$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$3.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$315	$1322
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$43.3	$1024
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$427	$2233
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$1674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.7	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$46.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.87%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$624	$8757
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$480	$6384
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.13	$3.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.03	$80
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$26.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$3.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$4.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$28.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$4.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.23	$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.71	$3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.82	$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.44	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.53	$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.73	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.2	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.4	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$62
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.26	$33
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.7	$94
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.4	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$77.3	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11211	$8593

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Cities near Antananarivo

Distance	City	Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi	Antsirabe	$352
217 km or 135 mi	Toamasina	$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

Cities near Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$1872
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$1945
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$1930
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$1838
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1627
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$1707
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1631
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$1747
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1575
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$1764
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1651
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$1733
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1251
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$1722
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1468
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1279
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1623
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1373
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1367
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1473
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1178
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1326
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1623
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1171
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1498
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1599
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1367
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1648
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$1709
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2049
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2006