Antananarivo vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Antananarivo Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$625
$1343
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1760
$2713
🏠 One person rent
$261
$840
🏘️ Family rent
$650
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$280
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.3
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$1554
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
13
61
😀 Quality of life
40
83
🏙️ Population
1.28M
1.25M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 53% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 7428th and 3263rd ($625 vs $1343) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Madagascar and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Madagascar vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Antananarivo compared to 1.2 months in Sharjah. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Sharjah ranked 3rd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 7095th and 273rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Antananarivo Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.21
$5.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.1
$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.43
$6.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$6.8
☕ Cappuccino
$1.17
$4.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$389
$566
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$669
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$922
$1231
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$457
$930
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.6
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.7
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59
$89.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.57%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$942
$2221
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$499
$1753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.73
$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.71
$9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$5.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$8.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.96
$5.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.36
$6.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.99
$6.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.6
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.54
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.85
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$51.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$46.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.46
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.4
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$204
$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5139
$4938

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$378
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$502
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$482
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$1507
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$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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$1129
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$1924
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1020
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1362
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1096
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1449
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1967
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$707
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1261
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1260
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$799
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1150
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1964
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1797
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$688
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$968
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$689
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$693
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1277
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1245
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1277
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$688
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$952
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$987
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$947
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$690
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$691
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$880
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$687
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$657
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$705
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$686
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$907
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$687
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$785
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$650
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$863
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$837
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$686