Antananarivo vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$1627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1403
$3576
🏠 One person rent
$218
$931
🏘️ Family rent
$342
$1463
🍽️ Food expenses
$190
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.3
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$129
$2496
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
13
73
😀 Quality of life
42
80
🏙️ Population
1.28M
7.01M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 65% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 8141st and 3418th ($564 vs $1627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Madagascar and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Madagascar vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Antananarivo compared to 1.5 months in Riyadh. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7545th and 759th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Riyadh

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Antananarivo Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.34
$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.45
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$1007
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.4
$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$1807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$144
$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.5
$99.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.1
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.59%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$2939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$563
$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.13
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.92
$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$8.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.91
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.93
$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.69
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37
$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.14
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.6
$51.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.36
$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.9
$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.4
$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8558
$9818

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Distance City Cost of living
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$493
217 km or 135 mi Toamasina
$476
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$453
727 km or 452 mi Mamoudzou
$1624
809 km or 503 mi Domoni
$1207
842 km or 523 mi Le Port
$1590
842 km or 523 mi Saint-Paul
$1641
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1561
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1751
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1535
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1595
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1546
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1576
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1560
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1168
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1561
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1445
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$1207
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$935
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1511
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$774
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$727
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$831
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$842
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$834
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$822
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$692
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$812
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$692
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$461
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$996
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$458
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$506
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$496
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$493
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$519
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$916
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$820
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$755
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$592

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$967
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$862
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$908
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1008
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$930
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$873
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1201
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1230
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1237
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1849
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1770
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1454
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$825
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$726
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$730
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$453
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$719
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$549
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$889
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$542
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$918
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$477
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$669
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1182
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$503
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$483
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$583
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1162
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$553
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$681
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$903
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$530
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$463