Antananarivo vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1403
$990
🏠 One person rent
$218
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$342
$305
🍽️ Food expenses
$190
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.3
$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$129
$271
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
13
40
😀 Quality of life
42
55
🏙️ Population
1.28M
5.94M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 20% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 8141st and 7068th ($564 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Madagascar and India, respectively. Check Madagascar vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Antananarivo compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Surat ranked 45th in India, while ranked 7545th and 6284th among best cities to live in the world.

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Antananarivo Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.34
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$1.45
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.4
$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$144
$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$20.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.5
$31.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.1
$7.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.59%
9.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$563
$576
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.13
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.92
$5.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$4.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$2.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.91
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.93
$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.69
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$0.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37
$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.14
$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.6
$14.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.36
$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.9
$24.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$42.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.4
$59.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8558
$922

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$1590
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$1641
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$1561
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$1751
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$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
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$592

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$278
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$291
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$374
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$350
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$375
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$267
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$382
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$442
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$363
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$399
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$487
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$407
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$503
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$324
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$705
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$382
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$303
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$349
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$517
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$303
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$330
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$361
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$264
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$315
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$290
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$273
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$297
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$396
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$328
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$285
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$310
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$290
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$305
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$309
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$328
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$366
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$302
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$333
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$333