Antananarivo vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Antananarivo	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$564	$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1403	$1391
🏠 One person rent	$218	$222
🏘️ Family rent	$342	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$190	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.3	$49.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$129	$360
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	13	75
😀 Quality of life	42	68
🏙️ Population	1.28M	3.01M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 2% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 8141st and 8275th ($564 vs $551) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th in Madagascar and Indonesia, respectively. Check Madagascar vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Antananarivo compared to 0.7 months in Surabaya. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Surabaya ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 7545th and 4631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Surabaya

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	Antananarivo	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.34	$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.91	$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$1.45	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$336	$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$78.4	$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$601	$410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$144	$251
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.7	$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.5	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.59%	7.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$823	$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$563	$1338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.13	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.92	$8.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.1	$4.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.03	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$9.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$8.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.93	$30
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.69	$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.91	$2.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.59	$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.56	$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.76	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37	$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.14	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.6	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.36	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.9	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.5	$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$46.4	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8558	$9160

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Cities near Antananarivo

Distance	City	Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi	Antsirabe	$493
217 km or 135 mi	Toamasina	$476
633 km or 393 mi	Toliara	$453
727 km or 452 mi	Mamoudzou	$1624
809 km or 503 mi	Domoni	$1207
842 km or 523 mi	Le Port	$1590
842 km or 523 mi	Saint-Paul	$1641
846 km or 526 mi	La Possession	$1561
848 km or 527 mi	Saint-Leu	$1751
856 km or 532 mi	Saint-Denis	$1535
872 km or 542 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1595
873 km or 542 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1546
874 km or 543 mi	Le Tampon	$1576
879 km or 546 mi	Saint-Andre	$1560
884 km or 549 mi	Nacala	$1168
887 km or 551 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1561
888 km or 552 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1445
925 km or 575 mi	Moroni	$1207
975 km or 606 mi	Nampula	$935
998 km or 620 mi	Pemba	$1511
1047 km or 650 mi	Bambous	$774
1052 km or 654 mi	Quatre Bornes	$727
1054 km or 655 mi	Port Louis	$831
1058 km or 657 mi	Curepipe	$842
1058 km or 658 mi	Triolet	$834
1068 km or 664 mi	Goodlands	$822
1077 km or 669 mi	Centre de Flacq	$692
1078 km or 670 mi	Mahebourg	$812
1128 km or 701 mi	Quelimane	$692
1315 km or 817 mi	Mulanje	$461
1333 km or 828 mi	Beira	$996
1353 km or 841 mi	Zomba	$458
1373 km or 853 mi	Blantyre	$506
1396 km or 868 mi	Mangochi	$496
1441 km or 896 mi	Ntcheu	$493
1448 km or 900 mi	Monkey Bay	$519
1479 km or 919 mi	Chimoio	$916
1509 km or 937 mi	Tete	$820
1561 km or 970 mi	Mutare	$755
1564 km or 972 mi	Lilongwe	$592

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$413
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$457
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$409
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$470
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$384
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$447
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$440
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$456
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$409
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$422
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$488
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1134
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$834
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$489
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$471
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$482
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$402
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$478
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$488
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$523
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$459
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$534
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$470
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$490
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$561
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$555
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$480
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$400
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$699
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$588
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$567
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$665
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$517
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$511
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$523
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$598
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$502