Antananarivo vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$604
$490
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1515
$1101
🏠 One person rent
$241
$233
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$392
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$180
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.8
$36.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$111
$191
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
13
61
😀 Quality of life
41
49
🏙️ Population
1.28M
1.62M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 23% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 7948th and 8724th ($604 vs $490) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 26th 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 13th in Indonesia, while ranked 7675th and 6803rd 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
$3.19
$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.4
$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.92
$2.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.92
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$1.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$308
$264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$567
$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$188
$289
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.6
$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$51.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.5
$15.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.75%
7.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$686
$1179
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$599
$566
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.95
$13.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$3.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$1.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.75
$5.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$2.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$8.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.36
$19.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.68
$1.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$1.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.74
$0.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.59
$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.3
$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.53
$2.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.56
$1.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.1
$28.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.6
$54
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$39.8
$41.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11359
$2180

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$533
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$511
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$493
727 km or 452 mi Mamoudzou
$1603
809 km or 503 mi Domoni
$1196
842 km or 523 mi Le Port
$1615
842 km or 523 mi Saint-Paul
$1663
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1584
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1762
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1503
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1575
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1551
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1559
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1563
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1167
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1567
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1444
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$1196
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$933
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1511
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$747
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$688
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$802
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$871
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$819
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$810
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$665
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$820
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$691
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$456
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$952
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$452
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$495
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$494
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$489
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$516
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$875
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$792
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$754
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$587

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Salatiga
$400
80 km or 50 mi Surakarta
$381
82 km or 51 mi Pekalongan
$452
93 km or 58 mi Yogyakarta
$436
142 km or 88 mi Tegal
$457
143 km or 89 mi Madiun
$419
175 km or 109 mi Cilacap
$446
200 km or 124 mi Kediri
$428
206 km or 128 mi Cirebon
$494
212 km or 132 mi Banjar
$458
229 km or 142 mi Blitar
$416
229 km or 143 mi Mojokerto
$402
248 km or 154 mi Tasikmalaya
$337
253 km or 157 mi Batu
$386
258 km or 160 mi Surabaya
$520
268 km or 166 mi Malang
$358
285 km or 177 mi Pasuruan
$437
315 km or 195 mi Bandung
$502
318 km or 198 mi Cimahi
$468
321 km or 199 mi Probolinggo
$450
385 km or 239 mi Sukabumi
$551
386 km or 240 mi Bekasi
$515
401 km or 249 mi Bogor
$466
402 km or 250 mi Depok
$376
403 km or 251 mi Jakarta
$627
415 km or 258 mi South Tangerang
$516
427 km or 265 mi Tangerang
$552
481 km or 299 mi Serang
$472
498 km or 310 mi Cilegon
$469
533 km or 331 mi Bali
$1115
561 km or 348 mi Ubud
$780
562 km or 349 mi Denpasar
$493
595 km or 370 mi Bandar Lampung
$345
602 km or 374 mi Metro
$424
613 km or 381 mi Banjarmasin
$436
618 km or 384 mi Banjarbaru
$427
653 km or 406 mi Mataram
$387
656 km or 408 mi Palangka Raya
$439
767 km or 476 mi Palembang
$371
782 km or 486 mi Pontianak
$419