Antananarivo vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Antananarivo	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$519	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1528	$1380
🏠 One person rent	$205	$248
🏘️ Family rent	$516	$472
🍽️ Food expenses	$178	$207
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.3	$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$131	$352
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	13	72
😀 Quality of life	36	62
🏙️ Population	1.28M	3.01M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 7% less expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 8538th and 8199th ($519 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 20th in Madagascar and Indonesia, respectively. Check Madagascar vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Antananarivo compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 7340th and 4937th 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	$3.31	$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.6	$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.36	$2.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$1.07	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$65.4	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$618	$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$375	$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$53.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.4	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.4	$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.86%	8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$785	$2011
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$490	$1268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.99	$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.12	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.65	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$7.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.78	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.38	$23.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.67	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.31	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.91	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.47	$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.62	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.81	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.62	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.3	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.35	$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.3	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$131	$94.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11512	$5075

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Cities near Antananarivo

Distance	City	Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi	Antsirabe	$348
217 km or 135 mi	Toamasina	$457
633 km or 393 mi	Toliara	$403
727 km or 452 mi	Mamoudzou	$1549
809 km or 503 mi	Domoni	$1093
842 km or 523 mi	Le Port	$1481
842 km or 523 mi	Saint-Paul	$1538
846 km or 526 mi	La Possession	$1441
848 km or 527 mi	Saint-Leu	$1665
856 km or 532 mi	Saint-Denis	$1397
872 km or 542 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1454
873 km or 542 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1432
874 km or 543 mi	Le Tampon	$1457
879 km or 546 mi	Saint-Andre	$1444
884 km or 549 mi	Nacala	$1394
887 km or 551 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1451
888 km or 552 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1371
925 km or 575 mi	Moroni	$1091
975 km or 606 mi	Nampula	$1190
998 km or 620 mi	Pemba	$1500
1047 km or 650 mi	Bambous	$767
1052 km or 654 mi	Quatre Bornes	$674
1054 km or 655 mi	Port Louis	$826
1058 km or 657 mi	Curepipe	$701
1058 km or 658 mi	Triolet	$804
1068 km or 664 mi	Goodlands	$796
1077 km or 669 mi	Centre de Flacq	$789
1078 km or 670 mi	Mahebourg	$777
1128 km or 701 mi	Quelimane	$670
1315 km or 817 mi	Mulanje	$500
1333 km or 828 mi	Beira	$1000
1353 km or 841 mi	Zomba	$498
1373 km or 853 mi	Blantyre	$591
1396 km or 868 mi	Mangochi	$516
1441 km or 896 mi	Ntcheu	$515
1448 km or 900 mi	Monkey Bay	$526
1479 km or 919 mi	Chimoio	$953
1509 km or 937 mi	Tete	$834
1561 km or 970 mi	Mutare	$662
1564 km or 972 mi	Lilongwe	$582

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$512
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$495
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$427
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$518
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$388
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$487
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$470
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$507
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$434
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$447
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$550
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1121
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$892
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$530
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$506
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$512
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$380
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$508
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$517
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$551
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$488
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$503
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$571
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$505
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$530
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$596
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$541
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$553
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$419
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$757
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$601
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$577
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$605
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$524
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$522
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$524
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$638
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$515