Antananarivo vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Antananarivo Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$625
$611
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1760
$1230
🏠 One person rent
$261
$337
🏘️ Family rent
$650
$476
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.3
$41.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$288
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
13
61
😀 Quality of life
40
41
🏙️ Population
1.28M
1.62M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 2% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 7428th and 7494th ($625 vs $611) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 0.5 months in Semarang. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Semarang ranked 19th in Indonesia, while ranked 7095th and 6944th 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
$4.21
$1.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.1
$11.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.43
$3.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$2.62
☕ Cappuccino
$1.17
$1.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$389
$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$287
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$922
$649
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$457
$373
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.6
$19
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.7
$29.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.57%
8.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$942
$1322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$499
$332
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.73
$15.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$1.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.71
$6.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$3.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$6.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.96
$18.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.36
$1.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.99
$1.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.6
$1.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.54
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.85
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$23.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$3.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.46
$2.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.4
$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$204
$52.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5139
$1593

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$378
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$502
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$482
727 km or 452 mi Mamoudzou
$1507
809 km or 503 mi Domoni
$509
842 km or 523 mi Le Port
$1222
842 km or 523 mi Saint-Paul
$1220
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1214
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1261
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1355
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1232
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1265
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1222
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1262
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1030
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1312
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1253
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$510
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$1042
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1170
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$683
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$647
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$775
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$590
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$636
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$657
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$711
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$702
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$1023
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$593
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$985
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$594
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$520
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$587
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$585
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$594
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$1032
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$995
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$801
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$680

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Salatiga
$426
80 km or 50 mi Surakarta
$420
82 km or 51 mi Pekalongan
$493
93 km or 58 mi Yogyakarta
$438
142 km or 88 mi Tegal
$492
143 km or 89 mi Madiun
$427
175 km or 109 mi Cilacap
$516
200 km or 124 mi Kediri
$517
206 km or 128 mi Cirebon
$489
212 km or 132 mi Banjar
$487
229 km or 142 mi Blitar
$483
229 km or 143 mi Mojokerto
$458
248 km or 154 mi Tasikmalaya
$438
253 km or 157 mi Batu
$487
258 km or 160 mi Surabaya
$534
268 km or 166 mi Malang
$392
285 km or 177 mi Pasuruan
$485
315 km or 195 mi Bandung
$502
318 km or 198 mi Cimahi
$478
321 km or 199 mi Probolinggo
$489
385 km or 239 mi Sukabumi
$538
386 km or 240 mi Bekasi
$513
401 km or 249 mi Bogor
$512
402 km or 250 mi Depok
$438
403 km or 251 mi Jakarta
$722
415 km or 258 mi South Tangerang
$523
427 km or 265 mi Tangerang
$613
481 km or 299 mi Serang
$504
498 km or 310 mi Cilegon
$489
533 km or 331 mi Bali
$702
561 km or 348 mi Ubud
$667
562 km or 349 mi Denpasar
$575
595 km or 370 mi Bandar Lampung
$353
602 km or 374 mi Metro
$440
613 km or 381 mi Banjarmasin
$404
618 km or 384 mi Banjarbaru
$489
653 km or 406 mi Mataram
$374
656 km or 408 mi Palangka Raya
$500
767 km or 476 mi Palembang
$492
782 km or 486 mi Pontianak
$444