Antananarivo vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1414
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$217
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$341
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.8
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$110
$2285
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
13
70
😀 Quality of life
41
78
🏙️ Population
1.28M
7.01M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 65% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 8275th and 3529th ($564 vs $1632) 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 1.4 months in Riyadh. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7753rd and 879th 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
$3.36
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$1.52
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$89.7
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$163
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.6
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.4
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.44%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$699
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$586
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.08
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.86
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.04
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.96
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.4
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.3
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.6
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9859
$9443

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$496
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487