Antananarivo vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1414
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$217
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$341
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.8
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$110
$2465
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
13
66
😀 Quality of life
41
87
🏙️ Population
1.28M
1.25M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 62% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 8275th and 4144th ($564 vs $1473) 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 1.7 months in Sharjah. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 7753rd and 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Antananarivo Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.36
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$1.52
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$89.7
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$163
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.6
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.4
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.44%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$699
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$586
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.08
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.86
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.04
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.96
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.4
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.3
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.6
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9859
$7922

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$496
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$481
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$1652
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$1237
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$1624
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$1681
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1600
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1795
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1562
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1640
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1588
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1618
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1597
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1181
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1602
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1468
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$1233
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$935
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1521
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$749
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$697
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$812
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$819
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$815
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$807
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$672
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$796
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$692
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$461
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$1000
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$458
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$505
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$496
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$495
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$521
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$924
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$828
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$764
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$591

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2183
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$2420
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1214
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1457
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1080
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$796
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1135
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2014
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1923
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$545
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$541
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$575
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$545
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1309
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1109
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1192
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$563
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$575
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$931
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1037
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$565
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$547
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$613
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$823
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$627
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$489
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$487
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$813
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$565
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$492