Antananarivo vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1414
$1132
🏠 One person rent
$217
$231
🏘️ Family rent
$341
$389
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.8
$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$110
$196
😷 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 13% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 8275th and 8720th ($564 vs $499) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 29th 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 7753rd and 6843rd 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
$3.36
$1.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$11.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.14
☕ Cappuccino
$1.52
$1.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$253
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$89.7
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$457
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$163
$274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.6
$39.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.4
$60.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.44%
7.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$699
$1234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$586
$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.08
$14.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$3.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.86
$5.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$2.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$8.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.04
$17.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$1.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.96
$1.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$0.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$2.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.4
$2.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.3
$30.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78
$57.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.6
$43.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9859
$2303

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$496
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$481
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$460
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$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
42 km or 26 mi Salatiga
$424
80 km or 50 mi Surakarta
$405
82 km or 51 mi Pekalongan
$474
93 km or 58 mi Yogyakarta
$445
142 km or 88 mi Tegal
$478
143 km or 89 mi Madiun
$445
175 km or 109 mi Cilacap
$470
200 km or 124 mi Kediri
$453
206 km or 128 mi Cirebon
$515
212 km or 132 mi Banjar
$478
229 km or 142 mi Blitar
$439
229 km or 143 mi Mojokerto
$419
248 km or 154 mi Tasikmalaya
$359
253 km or 157 mi Batu
$408
258 km or 160 mi Surabaya
$549
268 km or 166 mi Malang
$379
285 km or 177 mi Pasuruan
$459
315 km or 195 mi Bandung
$536
318 km or 198 mi Cimahi
$502
321 km or 199 mi Probolinggo
$476
385 km or 239 mi Sukabumi
$551
386 km or 240 mi Bekasi
$556
401 km or 249 mi Bogor
$467
402 km or 250 mi Depok
$391
403 km or 251 mi Jakarta
$684
415 km or 258 mi South Tangerang
$536
427 km or 265 mi Tangerang
$609
481 km or 299 mi Serang
$488
498 km or 310 mi Cilegon
$487
533 km or 331 mi Bali
$1175
561 km or 348 mi Ubud
$822
562 km or 349 mi Denpasar
$496
595 km or 370 mi Bandar Lampung
$362
602 km or 374 mi Metro
$417
613 km or 381 mi Banjarmasin
$461
618 km or 384 mi Banjarbaru
$449
653 km or 406 mi Mataram
$409
656 km or 408 mi Palangka Raya
$464
767 km or 476 mi Palembang
$388
782 km or 486 mi Pontianak
$411