Antananarivo vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Antananarivo	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$600	$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1828	$1263
🏠 One person rent	$263	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$755	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$199	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.8	$43.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$145	$348
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	13	72
😀 Quality of life	39	62
🏙️ Population	1.28M	2.89M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 15% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 7665th and 8350th ($600 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd 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 4th in Indonesia, while ranked 7272nd and 5178th 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	$3.87	$1.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.6	$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.56	$2.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$1.15	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$227
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$124	$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1149	$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$537	$256
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.3	$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.2	$66.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57	$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.86%	8.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$786	$2072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$493	$841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.09	$9.51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.13	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.39	$6.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.77	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.43	$25.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.68	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.3	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.88	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.49	$2.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.51	$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.81	$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.65	$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.36	$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.1	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.8	$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$134	$95
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11649	$5424

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Cities near Antananarivo

Distance	City	Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi	Antsirabe	$353
217 km or 135 mi	Toamasina	$461
633 km or 393 mi	Toliara	$428
727 km or 452 mi	Mamoudzou	$1506
809 km or 503 mi	Domoni	$585
842 km or 523 mi	Le Port	$1439
842 km or 523 mi	Saint-Paul	$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

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$459
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$454
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$403
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$469
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$383
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$439
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$427
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$440
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$383
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$403
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$570
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$873
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$870
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$546
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$479
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$478
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$361
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$474
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$426
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$495
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$450
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$460
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$390
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$512
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$484
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$500
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$547
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$552
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$480
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$393
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$718
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$556
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$545
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$573
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$512
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$493
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$519
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$643
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$506