Antananarivo vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Antananarivo	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$604	$520
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1515	$1324
🏠 One person rent	$241	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$382	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$198	$200
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.8	$45.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$111	$273
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	13	76
😀 Quality of life	41	51
🏙️ Population	1.28M	3.01M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 16% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 7948th and 8568th ($604 vs $520) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 0.5 months in Surabaya. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Surabaya ranked 12th in Indonesia, while ranked 7675th and 6634th 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	$3.19	$1.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.4	$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.92	$2.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$131
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$567	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$188	$241
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.6	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58	$72.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.5	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.75%	7.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$686	$2204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$599	$1082
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.95	$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.67
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.1	$1.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$7.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$7.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.36	$22.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.68	$1.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.08	$2.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.74	$1.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.59	$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.83	$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.3	$19.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.53	$2.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.56	$3
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.1	$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$39.8	$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11359	$8118

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Cities near Antananarivo

Distance	City	Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi	Antsirabe	$533
217 km or 135 mi	Toamasina	$511
633 km or 393 mi	Toliara	$493
727 km or 452 mi	Mamoudzou	$1603
809 km or 503 mi	Domoni	$1196
842 km or 523 mi	Le Port	$1615
842 km or 523 mi	Saint-Paul	$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

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$402
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$437
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$386
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$450
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$358
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$428
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$416
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$419
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$381
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$400
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$490
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1115
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$780
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$493
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$452
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$457
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$387
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$446
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$458
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$494
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$427
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$436
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$337
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$502
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$439
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$468
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$551
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$515
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$466
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$376
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$627
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$566
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$516
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$552
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$472
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$469
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$486
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$556
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$470