Antananarivo vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1528
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$205
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$516
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$178
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.3
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$131
$2228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
13
65
😀 Quality of life
36
83
🏙️ Population
1.28M
1.25M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 65% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 8538th and 3679th ($519 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 0.3 months in Antananarivo compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 7340th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Antananarivo Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.31
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.36
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$9.57
 Cappuccino
$1.07
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.4
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$618
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$375
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.4
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.4
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$490
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.99
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$9.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.65
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.78
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.38
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.31
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.62
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.62
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.35
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.7
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.3
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11512
$5054

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$348
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$457
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$403
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$1549
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$1093
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2084
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$2309
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1232
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1050
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1226
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507