Antananarivo vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Antananarivo	Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$519	$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1528	$4186
🏠 One person rent	$205	$677
🏘️ Family rent	$516	$1788
🍽️ Food expenses	$178	$526
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.3	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$131	$2981
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	13	100
😀 Quality of life	36	94
🏙️ Population	1.28M	9.67M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 65% less expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 8538th and 3861st ($519 vs $1461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Madagascar and South Korea, respectively. Check Madagascar vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Antananarivo compared to 2 months in Seoul. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Seoul ranked 2nd in South Korea, while ranked 7340th and 43rd 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	$3.31	$7.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.6	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.36	$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$3.79
☕ Cappuccino	$1.07	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$65.4	$460
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$618	$2513
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$375	$1348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.4	$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.4	$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.86%	5.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$785	$21201
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$490	$11781
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$1.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.99	$47.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$9.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.12	$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.65	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$9.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$38.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$7.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$3.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$5.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$6.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$4.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.78	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.38	$22.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.67	$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.31	$3.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.91	$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.47	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.62	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.81	$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$54.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.62	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.3	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.35	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$62.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.3	$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$131	$410
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11512	$21834

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Cities near Antananarivo

Distance	City	Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi	Antsirabe	$348
217 km or 135 mi	Toamasina	$457
633 km or 393 mi	Toliara	$403
727 km or 452 mi	Mamoudzou	$1549
809 km or 503 mi	Domoni	$1093
842 km or 523 mi	Le Port	$1481
842 km or 523 mi	Saint-Paul	$1538
846 km or 526 mi	La Possession	$1441
848 km or 527 mi	Saint-Leu	$1665
856 km or 532 mi	Saint-Denis	$1397
872 km or 542 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1454
873 km or 542 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1432
874 km or 543 mi	Le Tampon	$1457
879 km or 546 mi	Saint-Andre	$1444
884 km or 549 mi	Nacala	$1394
887 km or 551 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1451
888 km or 552 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1371
925 km or 575 mi	Moroni	$1091
975 km or 606 mi	Nampula	$1190
998 km or 620 mi	Pemba	$1500
1047 km or 650 mi	Bambous	$767
1052 km or 654 mi	Quatre Bornes	$674
1054 km or 655 mi	Port Louis	$826
1058 km or 657 mi	Curepipe	$701
1058 km or 658 mi	Triolet	$804
1068 km or 664 mi	Goodlands	$796
1077 km or 669 mi	Centre de Flacq	$789
1078 km or 670 mi	Mahebourg	$777
1128 km or 701 mi	Quelimane	$670
1315 km or 817 mi	Mulanje	$500
1333 km or 828 mi	Beira	$1000
1353 km or 841 mi	Zomba	$498
1373 km or 853 mi	Blantyre	$591
1396 km or 868 mi	Mangochi	$516
1441 km or 896 mi	Ntcheu	$515
1448 km or 900 mi	Monkey Bay	$526
1479 km or 919 mi	Chimoio	$953
1509 km or 937 mi	Tete	$834
1561 km or 970 mi	Mutare	$662
1564 km or 972 mi	Lilongwe	$582

Cities near Seoul

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Guri	$1085
17 km or 10 mi	Goyang	$1008
17 km or 10 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1038
17 km or 11 mi	Gwacheon	$1005
19 km or 12 mi	Uijeongbu	$936
20 km or 12 mi	Hanam	$1074
20 km or 12 mi	Namyangju	$1084
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1127
21 km or 13 mi	Siheung	$1087
21 km or 13 mi	Bucheon	$1068
22 km or 14 mi	Anyang	$1025
23 km or 14 mi	Yangju	$941
24 km or 15 mi	Gunpo	$1003
26 km or 16 mi	Gimpo	$966
27 km or 17 mi	Uiwang	$988
30 km or 19 mi	Gwangju	$1057
32 km or 20 mi	Paju	$1020
33 km or 20 mi	Ansan	$990
33 km or 21 mi	Suwon	$970
34 km or 21 mi	Incheon	$1067
37 km or 23 mi	Dongducheon	$968
39 km or 24 mi	Pocheon	$989
42 km or 26 mi	Yongin	$1142
47 km or 29 mi	Hwaseong	$1049
49 km or 31 mi	Osan	$1025
52 km or 32 mi	Icheon	$1077
58 km or 36 mi	Kaesong	$1567
65 km or 40 mi	Yeoju	$1036
66 km or 41 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1053
69 km or 43 mi	Anseong	$1041
72 km or 45 mi	Chuncheon	$839
83 km or 52 mi	Dangjin	$1025
86 km or 53 mi	Wonju	$1140
87 km or 54 mi	Cheonan	$1222
101 km or 63 mi	Seosan	$1027
107 km or 66 mi	Chungju	$1098
114 km or 71 mi	Cheongju	$997
118 km or 73 mi	Jecheon	$1111
123 km or 77 mi	Haeju	$1562
124 km or 77 mi	Sejong	$1043