Antananarivo vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$604
$1543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1515
$3341
🏠 One person rent
$241
$990
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$1686
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.8
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$111
$2274
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
13
66
😀 Quality of life
41
86
🏙️ Population
1.28M
1.25M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 61% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 7948th and 3851st ($604 vs $1543) 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 1.5 months in Sharjah. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 7675th and 367th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Sharjah

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Antananarivo Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.19
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.4
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.92
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$9.6
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$308
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$567
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$188
$1417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.6
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.5
$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.75%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$686
$8219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$599
$5942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.95
$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$8.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.75
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.36
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.68
$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.74
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.59
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.3
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.53
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.56
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.1
$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.6
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$39.8
$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11359
$8199

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$533
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$511
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$493
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$1603
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$1196
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$1615
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$1663
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1584
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1762
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1503
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1575
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1551
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1559
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1563
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1167
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1567
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1444
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$1196
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$933
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1511
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$747
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$688
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$802
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$871
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$819
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$810
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$665
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$820
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$691
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$456
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$952
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$452
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$495
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$494
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$489
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$516
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$875
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$792
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$754
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$587

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$2356
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$2470
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1173
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1455
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1082
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$797
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1193
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2100
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$2015
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$494
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$497
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$526
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$521
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1340
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1062
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1218
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$514
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$530
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$965
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1059
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$505
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$485
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$558
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$778
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$559
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$700
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$457
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$917
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$459
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$717
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$517
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$469