Antananarivo vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$1014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1403
$2500
🏠 One person rent
$218
$544
🏘️ Family rent
$342
$932
🍽️ Food expenses
$190
$335
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.3
$32.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$129
$944
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
13
7
😀 Quality of life
42
57
🏙️ Population
1.28M
77.6K

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 44% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 8141st and 5469th ($564 vs $1014) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Madagascar and Thailand, respectively. Check Madagascar vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Antananarivo compared to 0.9 months in Phuket. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Phuket ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 7545th and 6129th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Phuket

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Antananarivo Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.34
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$9.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$2.15
☕ Cappuccino
$1.45
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.4
$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$1073
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$144
$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.5
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.1
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.59%
5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$4256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$563
$2916
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.13
$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.92
$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.91
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.93
$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.69
$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.14
$8.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.6
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.36
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.9
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.4
$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8558
$14328

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Distance City Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi Antsirabe
$493
217 km or 135 mi Toamasina
$476
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$453
727 km or 452 mi Mamoudzou
$1624
809 km or 503 mi Domoni
$1207
842 km or 523 mi Le Port
$1590
842 km or 523 mi Saint-Paul
$1641
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1561
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1751
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1535
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1595
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1546
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1576
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1560
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1168
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1561
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1445
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$1207
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$935
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1511
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$774
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$727
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$831
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$842
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$834
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$822
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$692
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$812
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$692
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$461
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$996
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$458
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$506
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$496
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$493
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$519
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$916
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$820
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$755
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$592

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ao Nang
$773
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$854
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$807
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$593
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$810
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$756
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$592
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$592
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$741
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$570
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$765
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$812
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$509
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$423
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$653
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$754
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$701
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$449
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$552
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$386
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$517
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$657
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$466
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$460
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$553
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$654
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$724
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$472
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$488
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$534
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$787
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$812
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$704
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$681
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$763
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$708
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$731
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$779
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$866