Antananarivo vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person
$600
$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1828
$2965
🏠 One person rent
$263
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$755
$1625
🍽️ Food expenses
$199
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.8
$28.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$145
$545
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
13
7
😀 Quality of life
39
55
🏙️ Population
1.28M
77.6K

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 31% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 7665th and 6130th ($600 vs $870) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 0.6 months in Phuket. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 7272nd and 5986th 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
$3.87
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.56
$6.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.74
☕ Cappuccino
$1.15
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$124
$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1149
$1732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$1452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.3
$66.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.2
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$786
$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$493
$2078
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.09
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$2.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.43
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.68
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.3
$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.88
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.49
$2.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.51
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.65
$8.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.36
$4.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.1
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.8
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$672
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11649
$13219

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Distance City Cost of living
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$353
217 km or 135 mi Toamasina
$461
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$428
727 km or 452 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
809 km or 503 mi Domoni
$585
842 km or 523 mi Le Port
$1439
842 km or 523 mi Saint-Paul
$1487
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1417
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1618
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1394
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1324
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1406
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1365
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1411
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1127
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1404
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1334
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$587
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$1165
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1144
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$718
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$666
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$829
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$770
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$784
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$776
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$751
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$852
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$992
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$327
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$1014
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$326
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$363
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$332
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$332
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$335
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$993
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$970
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$645
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$367

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ao Nang
$653
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$739
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$697
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$554
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$642
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$650
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$496
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$520
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$642
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$487
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$661
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$702
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$453
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$443
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$544
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$566
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$578
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$472
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$638
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$403
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$455
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$550
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$500
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$483
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$571
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$485
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$565
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$614
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$499
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$515
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$465
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$653
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$665
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$553
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$582
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$755
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$614
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$645
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$648
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$743