Antananarivo vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Antananarivo	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$507	$493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1468	$1296
🏠 One person rent	$182	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$178	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.7	$38.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$85.4	$202
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	13	60
😀 Quality of life	35	53
🏙️ Population	1.28M	1.62M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 3% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 8589th and 8682nd ($507 vs $493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 41st 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 10th in Indonesia, while ranked 7515th and 6048th 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	$1.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.8	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.23	$3.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$1.13	$1.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$315	$202
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$43.3	$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$427	$540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.7	$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.87%	7.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$624	$1282
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$480	$609
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.13	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.03	$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$2.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$5.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$7.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.23	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.71	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.82	$1.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.44	$1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.53	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.73	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.2	$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.4	$2.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.26	$2.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.7	$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.4	$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$77.3	$44.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11211	$2365

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Antananarivo

Distance	City	Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi	Antsirabe	$352
217 km or 135 mi	Toamasina	$447
633 km or 393 mi	Toliara	$389
727 km or 452 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
809 km or 503 mi	Domoni	$1100
842 km or 523 mi	Le Port	$1400
842 km or 523 mi	Saint-Paul	$1459
846 km or 526 mi	La Possession	$1371
848 km or 527 mi	Saint-Leu	$1575
856 km or 532 mi	Saint-Denis	$1322
872 km or 542 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1397
873 km or 542 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1358
874 km or 543 mi	Le Tampon	$1396
879 km or 546 mi	Saint-Andre	$1368
884 km or 549 mi	Nacala	$1150
887 km or 551 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1379
888 km or 552 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1296
925 km or 575 mi	Moroni	$1105
975 km or 606 mi	Nampula	$872
998 km or 620 mi	Pemba	$1506
1047 km or 650 mi	Bambous	$745
1052 km or 654 mi	Quatre Bornes	$671
1054 km or 655 mi	Port Louis	$812
1058 km or 657 mi	Curepipe	$712
1058 km or 658 mi	Triolet	$808
1068 km or 664 mi	Goodlands	$796
1077 km or 669 mi	Centre de Flacq	$667
1078 km or 670 mi	Mahebourg	$785
1128 km or 701 mi	Quelimane	$675
1315 km or 817 mi	Mulanje	$461
1333 km or 828 mi	Beira	$1003
1353 km or 841 mi	Zomba	$457
1373 km or 853 mi	Blantyre	$507
1396 km or 868 mi	Mangochi	$493
1441 km or 896 mi	Ntcheu	$492
1448 km or 900 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
1479 km or 919 mi	Chimoio	$947
1509 km or 937 mi	Tete	$825
1561 km or 970 mi	Mutare	$752
1564 km or 972 mi	Lilongwe	$587

Cities near Semarang

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Salatiga	$421
80 km or 50 mi	Surakarta	$417
82 km or 51 mi	Pekalongan	$471
93 km or 58 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
142 km or 88 mi	Tegal	$480
143 km or 89 mi	Madiun	$486
175 km or 109 mi	Cilacap	$474
200 km or 124 mi	Kediri	$464
206 km or 128 mi	Cirebon	$521
212 km or 132 mi	Banjar	$490
229 km or 142 mi	Blitar	$453
229 km or 143 mi	Mojokerto	$505
248 km or 154 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
253 km or 157 mi	Batu	$410
258 km or 160 mi	Surabaya	$549
268 km or 166 mi	Malang	$365
285 km or 177 mi	Pasuruan	$510
315 km or 195 mi	Bandung	$545
318 km or 198 mi	Cimahi	$500
321 km or 199 mi	Probolinggo	$614
385 km or 239 mi	Sukabumi	$563
386 km or 240 mi	Bekasi	$518
401 km or 249 mi	Bogor	$513
402 km or 250 mi	Depok	$385
403 km or 251 mi	Jakarta	$701
415 km or 258 mi	South Tangerang	$536
427 km or 265 mi	Tangerang	$558
481 km or 299 mi	Serang	$492
498 km or 310 mi	Cilegon	$488
533 km or 331 mi	Bali	$1267
561 km or 348 mi	Ubud	$845
562 km or 349 mi	Denpasar	$497
595 km or 370 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
602 km or 374 mi	Metro	$432
613 km or 381 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
618 km or 384 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
653 km or 406 mi	Mataram	$355
656 km or 408 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
767 km or 476 mi	Palembang	$395
782 km or 486 mi	Pontianak	$427