Antananarivo vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1403
$1113
🏠 One person rent
$218
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$342
$360
🍽️ Food expenses
$190
$180
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.3
$40
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$129
$190
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
13
60
😀 Quality of life
42
58
🏙️ Population
1.28M
1.62M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 16% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 8141st and 8757th ($564 vs $488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 40th in Madagascar and Indonesia, respectively. Check Madagascar vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Antananarivo compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Semarang ranked 12th in Indonesia, while ranked 7545th and 6083rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Semarang

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Antananarivo Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.34
$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$2.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$1.94
☕ Cappuccino
$1.45
$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$222
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.4
$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$396
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$144
$239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$46.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.5
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.1
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.59%
7.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$1276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$563
$597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.13
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.92
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$3.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$5.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$2.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$7.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.91
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.93
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.69
$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$1.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$0.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$0.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37
$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.14
$2.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.6
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.36
$2.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.9
$36.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.4
$44.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8558
$2330

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Salatiga
$422
80 km or 50 mi Surakarta
$409
82 km or 51 mi Pekalongan
$471
93 km or 58 mi Yogyakarta
$445
142 km or 88 mi Tegal
$482
143 km or 89 mi Madiun
$456
175 km or 109 mi Cilacap
$478
200 km or 124 mi Kediri
$447
206 km or 128 mi Cirebon
$523
212 km or 132 mi Banjar
$488
229 km or 142 mi Blitar
$440
229 km or 143 mi Mojokerto
$413
248 km or 154 mi Tasikmalaya
$367
253 km or 157 mi Batu
$409
258 km or 160 mi Surabaya
$551
268 km or 166 mi Malang
$384
285 km or 177 mi Pasuruan
$457
315 km or 195 mi Bandung
$534
318 km or 198 mi Cimahi
$490
321 km or 199 mi Probolinggo
$470
385 km or 239 mi Sukabumi
$561
386 km or 240 mi Bekasi
$555
401 km or 249 mi Bogor
$480
402 km or 250 mi Depok
$400
403 km or 251 mi Jakarta
$699
415 km or 258 mi South Tangerang
$567
427 km or 265 mi Tangerang
$665
481 km or 299 mi Serang
$517
498 km or 310 mi Cilegon
$511
533 km or 331 mi Bali
$1134
561 km or 348 mi Ubud
$834
562 km or 349 mi Denpasar
$489
595 km or 370 mi Bandar Lampung
$368
602 km or 374 mi Metro
$429
613 km or 381 mi Banjarmasin
$459
618 km or 384 mi Banjarbaru
$449
653 km or 406 mi Mataram
$402
656 km or 408 mi Palangka Raya
$470
767 km or 476 mi Palembang
$390
782 km or 486 mi Pontianak
$413