Antananarivo vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Antananarivo	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$564	$802
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1403	$1954
🏠 One person rent	$218	$361
🏘️ Family rent	$342	$638
🍽️ Food expenses	$190	$304
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.3	$60.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$129	$692
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	13	23
😀 Quality of life	42	60
🏙️ Population	1.28M	1.37M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 30% less expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 8141st and 6661st ($564 vs $802) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 21st in Madagascar and Turkey, respectively. Check Madagascar vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Antananarivo compared to 0.9 months in Samsun. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Samsun ranked 12th in Turkey, while ranked 7545th and 5884th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Samsun

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	Antananarivo	Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.34	$7.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.91	$8.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$2.7
☕ Cappuccino	$1.45	$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$336	$422
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$78.4	$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$601	$763
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$144	$533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.7	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.5	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.59%	44.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$823	$4056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$563	$3246
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.13	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.92	$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.1	$7.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$0.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$3.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.03	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$8.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$9.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.93	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.69	$2.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.91	$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.59	$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.56	$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.76	$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37	$60.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.14	$4.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.6	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.36	$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.9	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.5	$82.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$46.4	$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8558	$3613

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Cities near Antananarivo

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

Cities near Samsun

Distance	City	Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi	Unye	$728
82 km or 51 mi	Amasya	$779
110 km or 69 mi	Tokat	$720
128 km or 80 mi	Sinop	$1059
134 km or 84 mi	Ordu	$691
142 km or 88 mi	Corum	$697
180 km or 112 mi	Giresun	$712
180 km or 112 mi	Sivas	$709
208 km or 129 mi	Yozgat	$786
213 km or 132 mi	Kastamonu	$800
240 km or 149 mi	Cankiri	$759
280 km or 174 mi	Gumushane	$687
285 km or 177 mi	Ortahisar	$737
287 km or 178 mi	Trabzon	$758
287 km or 178 mi	Kirikkale	$700
293 km or 182 mi	Kayseri	$725
297 km or 184 mi	Talas	$696
301 km or 187 mi	Kirsehir	$750
309 km or 192 mi	Karabuk	$578
317 km or 197 mi	Erzincan	$623
326 km or 203 mi	Nevsehir	$820
330 km or 205 mi	Ankara	$1118
335 km or 208 mi	Bartin	$745
348 km or 216 mi	Bayburt	$624
352 km or 219 mi	Rize	$681
368 km or 229 mi	Malatya	$627
378 km or 235 mi	Sochi	$892
379 km or 236 mi	Aksaray	$838
381 km or 237 mi	Elazig	$622
395 km or 246 mi	Nigde	$781
399 km or 248 mi	Novorossiysk	$689
401 km or 249 mi	Polatli	$780
402 km or 250 mi	Bolu	$655
407 km or 253 mi	Bor	$754
410 km or 255 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$713
415 km or 258 mi	Kahramanmaras	$704
426 km or 265 mi	Adiyaman	$693
429 km or 266 mi	Kozan	$623
431 km or 268 mi	Sukhumi	$793
433 km or 269 mi	Sevastopol	$852