Antananarivo vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Antananarivo	Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$507	$1334
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1468	$3862
🏠 One person rent	$182	$608
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$1634
🍽️ Food expenses	$178	$488
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.7	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$85.4	$2911
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	13	100
😀 Quality of life	35	95
🏙️ Population	1.28M	9.67M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 62% less expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 8589th and 4104th ($507 vs $1334) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Madagascar and South Korea, respectively. Check Madagascar vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Antananarivo compared to 2.2 months in Seoul. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Seoul ranked 1st in South Korea, while ranked 7515th and 30th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Seoul

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	Antananarivo	Seoul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.19	$7.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.8	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.23	$5.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$1.13	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$315	$754
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$43.3	$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$427	$2293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$1250
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.7	$99.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.87%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$624	$19682
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$480	$11168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.13	$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.03	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$8.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$3.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$3.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$7.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$3.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$5.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$5.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$3.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.23	$20.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.71	$2.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.82	$4.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.44	$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.53	$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.73	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.2	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.4	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.26	$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.7	$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.4	$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$77.3	$420
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11211	$20197

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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 Seoul

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Guri	$1122
17 km or 10 mi	Goyang	$1171
17 km or 10 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
17 km or 11 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
19 km or 12 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
20 km or 12 mi	Hanam	$1161
20 km or 12 mi	Namyangju	$1129
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1400
21 km or 13 mi	Siheung	$1283
21 km or 13 mi	Bucheon	$1163
22 km or 14 mi	Anyang	$1022
23 km or 14 mi	Yangju	$974
24 km or 15 mi	Gunpo	$1098
26 km or 16 mi	Gimpo	$1099
27 km or 17 mi	Uiwang	$1063
30 km or 19 mi	Gwangju	$1165
32 km or 20 mi	Paju	$1075
33 km or 20 mi	Ansan	$1070
33 km or 21 mi	Suwon	$1022
34 km or 21 mi	Incheon	$1092
37 km or 23 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
39 km or 24 mi	Pocheon	$1040
42 km or 26 mi	Yongin	$1127
47 km or 29 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
49 km or 31 mi	Osan	$1042
52 km or 32 mi	Icheon	$1020
58 km or 36 mi	Kaesong	$1565
65 km or 40 mi	Yeoju	$1026
66 km or 41 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
69 km or 43 mi	Anseong	$1026
72 km or 45 mi	Chuncheon	$865
83 km or 52 mi	Dangjin	$1033
86 km or 53 mi	Wonju	$1074
87 km or 54 mi	Cheonan	$1151
101 km or 63 mi	Seosan	$1036
107 km or 66 mi	Chungju	$900
114 km or 71 mi	Cheongju	$936
118 km or 73 mi	Jecheon	$1016
123 km or 77 mi	Haeju	$1550
124 km or 77 mi	Sejong	$1019