Antananarivo vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$600
$829
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1828
$1945
🏠 One person rent
$263
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$755
$647
🍽️ Food expenses
$199
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.8
$53
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$145
$665
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
35 km
🎓 Higher education
13
27
😀 Quality of life
39
65
🏙️ Population
1.28M
149K

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 28% less expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 7665th and 6280th ($600 vs $829) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 7272nd and 4589th among best cities to live in the world.

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Antananarivo Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.87
$5.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.56
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.92
☕ Cappuccino
$1.15
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$455
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$124
$303
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1149
$610
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.3
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.2
$44.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57
$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
6.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$786
$1162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$493
$1141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.09
$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$6.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.43
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.68
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.3
$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.88
$6.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.49
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.51
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$30.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.65
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.36
$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.1
$62
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.8
$89.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$223
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11649
$3923

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Distance City Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi Antsirabe
$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

Cities near Port Louis

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Quatre Bornes
$666
14 km or 8.5 mi Bambous
$718
14 km or 8.7 mi Triolet
$784
17 km or 10 mi Curepipe
$770
21 km or 13 mi Goodlands
$776
23 km or 14 mi Centre de Flacq
$751
33 km or 21 mi Mahebourg
$852
210 km or 130 mi Saint-Benoit
$1404
212 km or 132 mi Saint-Andre
$1411
214 km or 133 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1406
228 km or 142 mi Saint-Denis
$1394
237 km or 148 mi Saint-Joseph
$1334
241 km or 149 mi Le Tampon
$1365
241 km or 150 mi La Possession
$1417
246 km or 153 mi Le Port
$1439
248 km or 154 mi Saint-Pierre
$1324
250 km or 156 mi Saint-Paul
$1487
256 km or 159 mi Saint-Leu
$1618
880 km or 546 mi Toamasina
$461
1054 km or 655 mi Antananarivo
$600
1094 km or 680 mi Antsirabe
$353
1471 km or 914 mi Toliara
$428
1543 km or 959 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
1639 km or 1018 mi Domoni
$585
1742 km or 1083 mi Victoria
$1608
1789 km or 1111 mi Moroni
$587
1895 km or 1178 mi Nacala
$1127
1974 km or 1227 mi Pemba
$1144
2011 km or 1249 mi Nampula
$1165
2180 km or 1355 mi Quelimane
$992
2365 km or 1470 mi Beira
$1014
2368 km or 1472 mi Mulanje
$327
2404 km or 1494 mi Zomba
$326
2426 km or 1508 mi Blantyre
$363
2441 km or 1517 mi Mangochi
$332
2463 km or 1530 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
2490 km or 1548 mi Ntcheu
$332
2491 km or 1548 mi Monkey Bay
$335
2504 km or 1556 mi Xai-Xai
$952
2515 km or 1563 mi Zanzibar
$762