Antananarivo vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1414
$1975
🏠 One person rent
$217
$347
🏘️ Family rent
$341
$577
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$303
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.8
$63.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$110
$634
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
35 km
🎓 Higher education
13
28
😀 Quality of life
41
65
🏙️ Population
1.28M
149K

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 31% less expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 8275th and 6712th ($564 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Madagascar and Mauritius, respectively. Check Madagascar vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Antananarivo compared to 0.8 months in Port Louis. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 7753rd and 5184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Port Louis

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Antananarivo Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.36
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$37.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$3.4
☕ Cappuccino
$1.52
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$89.7
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$163
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.6
$30.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.4
$45.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.44%
6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$699
$1366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$586
$1104
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.08
$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.86
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.04
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$6.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.96
$6.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$5.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$6.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.4
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.3
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.6
$173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9859
$5625

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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 Port Louis

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Quatre Bornes
$697
14 km or 8.5 mi Bambous
$749
14 km or 8.7 mi Triolet
$815
17 km or 10 mi Curepipe
$819
21 km or 13 mi Goodlands
$807
23 km or 14 mi Centre de Flacq
$672
33 km or 21 mi Mahebourg
$796
210 km or 130 mi Saint-Benoit
$1602
212 km or 132 mi Saint-Andre
$1597
214 km or 133 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1588
228 km or 142 mi Saint-Denis
$1562
237 km or 148 mi Saint-Joseph
$1468
241 km or 149 mi Le Tampon
$1618
241 km or 150 mi La Possession
$1600
246 km or 153 mi Le Port
$1624
248 km or 154 mi Saint-Pierre
$1640
250 km or 156 mi Saint-Paul
$1681
256 km or 159 mi Saint-Leu
$1795
880 km or 546 mi Toamasina
$481
1054 km or 655 mi Antananarivo
$564
1094 km or 680 mi Antsirabe
$496
1471 km or 914 mi Toliara
$460
1543 km or 959 mi Mamoudzou
$1652
1639 km or 1018 mi Domoni
$1237
1742 km or 1083 mi Victoria
$1646
1789 km or 1111 mi Moroni
$1233
1895 km or 1178 mi Nacala
$1181
1974 km or 1227 mi Pemba
$1521
2011 km or 1249 mi Nampula
$935
2180 km or 1355 mi Quelimane
$692
2365 km or 1470 mi Beira
$1000
2368 km or 1472 mi Mulanje
$461
2404 km or 1494 mi Zomba
$458
2426 km or 1508 mi Blantyre
$505
2441 km or 1517 mi Mangochi
$496
2463 km or 1530 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
2490 km or 1548 mi Ntcheu
$495
2491 km or 1548 mi Monkey Bay
$521
2504 km or 1556 mi Xai-Xai
$950
2515 km or 1563 mi Zanzibar
$588