Antananarivo vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Antananarivo	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$519	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1528	$3235
🏠 One person rent	$205	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$516	$1720
🍽️ Food expenses	$178	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.3	$30.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$131	$742
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	13	7
😀 Quality of life	36	53
🏙️ Population	1.28M	77.6K

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 47% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 8538th and 5798th ($519 vs $985) 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 0.3 months in Antananarivo compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 7340th and 6033rd 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	$3.31	$4.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.6	$36.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.36	$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$1.07	$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$65.4	$439
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$618	$1825
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$375	$1525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$76.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.4	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.4	$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.86%	4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$785	$4213
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$490	$2936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$1.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.99	$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.12	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.65	$26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.78	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.38	$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.67	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.31	$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.91	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.47	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.62	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.81	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.62	$9.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.3	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.35	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.3	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$131	$748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11512	$13132

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Cities near Antananarivo

Distance	City	Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi	Antsirabe	$348
217 km or 135 mi	Toamasina	$457
633 km or 393 mi	Toliara	$403
727 km or 452 mi	Mamoudzou	$1549
809 km or 503 mi	Domoni	$1093
842 km or 523 mi	Le Port	$1481
842 km or 523 mi	Saint-Paul	$1538
846 km or 526 mi	La Possession	$1441
848 km or 527 mi	Saint-Leu	$1665
856 km or 532 mi	Saint-Denis	$1397
872 km or 542 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1454
873 km or 542 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1432
874 km or 543 mi	Le Tampon	$1457
879 km or 546 mi	Saint-Andre	$1444
884 km or 549 mi	Nacala	$1394
887 km or 551 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1451
888 km or 552 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1371
925 km or 575 mi	Moroni	$1091
975 km or 606 mi	Nampula	$1190
998 km or 620 mi	Pemba	$1500
1047 km or 650 mi	Bambous	$767
1052 km or 654 mi	Quatre Bornes	$674
1054 km or 655 mi	Port Louis	$826
1058 km or 657 mi	Curepipe	$701
1058 km or 658 mi	Triolet	$804
1068 km or 664 mi	Goodlands	$796
1077 km or 669 mi	Centre de Flacq	$789
1078 km or 670 mi	Mahebourg	$777
1128 km or 701 mi	Quelimane	$670
1315 km or 817 mi	Mulanje	$500
1333 km or 828 mi	Beira	$1000
1353 km or 841 mi	Zomba	$498
1373 km or 853 mi	Blantyre	$591
1396 km or 868 mi	Mangochi	$516
1441 km or 896 mi	Ntcheu	$515
1448 km or 900 mi	Monkey Bay	$526
1479 km or 919 mi	Chimoio	$953
1509 km or 937 mi	Tete	$834
1561 km or 970 mi	Mutare	$662
1564 km or 972 mi	Lilongwe	$582

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$822
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$807
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$799
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$635
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$795
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$742
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$594
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$561
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$745
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$563
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$806
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$523
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$461
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$669
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$671
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$490
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$759
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$421
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$670
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$519
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$503
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$570
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$676
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$773
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$800
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$729
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$687
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$697
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892