Antananarivo vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$826
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1528
$1942
🏠 One person rent
$205
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$516
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$178
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.3
$53.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$131
$522
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
35 km
🎓 Higher education
13
27
😀 Quality of life
36
62
🏙️ Population
1.28M
149K

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 37% less expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 8538th and 6351st ($519 vs $826) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Madagascar and Mauritius, respectively. Check Madagascar vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Antananarivo compared to 0.6 months in Port Louis. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 7340th and 4805th among best cities to live in the world.

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Antananarivo Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.31
$5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.36
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.9
☕ Cappuccino
$1.07
$2.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$452
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.4
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$618
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$375
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$29.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.4
$45
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.4
$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
6.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$1168
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$490
$1154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.99
$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.65
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$6.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.78
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.38
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.31
$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.62
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.62
$5.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.35
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.7
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.3
$87.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$223
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11512
$3888

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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 Port Louis

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Quatre Bornes
$674
14 km or 8.5 mi Bambous
$767
14 km or 8.7 mi Triolet
$804
17 km or 10 mi Curepipe
$701
21 km or 13 mi Goodlands
$796
23 km or 14 mi Centre de Flacq
$789
33 km or 21 mi Mahebourg
$777
210 km or 130 mi Saint-Benoit
$1451
212 km or 132 mi Saint-Andre
$1444
214 km or 133 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1432
228 km or 142 mi Saint-Denis
$1397
237 km or 148 mi Saint-Joseph
$1371
241 km or 149 mi Le Tampon
$1457
241 km or 150 mi La Possession
$1441
246 km or 153 mi Le Port
$1481
248 km or 154 mi Saint-Pierre
$1454
250 km or 156 mi Saint-Paul
$1538
256 km or 159 mi Saint-Leu
$1665
880 km or 546 mi Toamasina
$457
1054 km or 655 mi Antananarivo
$519
1094 km or 680 mi Antsirabe
$348
1471 km or 914 mi Toliara
$403
1543 km or 959 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
1639 km or 1018 mi Domoni
$1093
1742 km or 1083 mi Victoria
$1552
1789 km or 1111 mi Moroni
$1091
1895 km or 1178 mi Nacala
$1394
1974 km or 1227 mi Pemba
$1500
2011 km or 1249 mi Nampula
$1190
2180 km or 1355 mi Quelimane
$670
2365 km or 1470 mi Beira
$1000
2368 km or 1472 mi Mulanje
$500
2404 km or 1494 mi Zomba
$498
2426 km or 1508 mi Blantyre
$591
2441 km or 1517 mi Mangochi
$516
2463 km or 1530 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
2490 km or 1548 mi Ntcheu
$515
2491 km or 1548 mi Monkey Bay
$526
2504 km or 1556 mi Xai-Xai
$1045
2515 km or 1563 mi Zanzibar
$736