Antananarivo vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$600
$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1828
$2987
🏠 One person rent
$263
$1091
🏘️ Family rent
$755
$1464
🍽️ Food expenses
$199
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.8
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$145
$1719
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
13
65
😀 Quality of life
39
82
🏙️ Population
1.28M
1.25M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 63% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 7665th and 3028th ($600 vs $1612) 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 1.1 months in Sharjah. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 7272nd and 359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Antananarivo Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.87
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.56
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$7.46
☕ Cappuccino
$1.15
$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$888
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$124
$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1149
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$1132
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.3
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.2
$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57
$92.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
4.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$786
$3596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$493
$2465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$2.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.09
$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$8.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$8.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.43
$5.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.68
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.3
$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.88
$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.49
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.51
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.65
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.36
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.1
$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.8
$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11649
$5193

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$353
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$461
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$428
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$1506
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$585
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$1439
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$1487
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1417
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1618
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1394
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1324
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1406
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1365
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1411
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1127
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1404
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1334
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$587
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$1165
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1144
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$718
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$666
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$829
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$770
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$784
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$776
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$751
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$852
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$992
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$327
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$1014
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$326
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$363
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$332
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$332
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$335
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$993
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$970
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$645
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$367

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1841
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$2229
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1191
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1132
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1164
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$787
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1126
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1872
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1810
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$798
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$890
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$573
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$604
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1375
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1285
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1327
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$544
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$779
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$959
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1005
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$606
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$604
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$530
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$868
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$672
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$457
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$621
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$910
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$561
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$822
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$575
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$541