Antananarivo vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Antananarivo	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$564	$1074
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1414	$2495
🏠 One person rent	$217	$545
🏘️ Family rent	$341	$805
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.8	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$110	$1751
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	13	16
😀 Quality of life	41	57
🏙️ Population	1.28M	886K

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 47% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 8275th and 5149th ($564 vs $1074) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Madagascar and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Madagascar vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Antananarivo compared to 1.6 months in Tabuk. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7753rd and 6188th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Tabuk

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	Antananarivo	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.36	$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.4	$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.59	$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$1.52	$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$89.7	$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$518	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$163	$589
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.6	$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.4	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.6	$80.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.44%	5.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$699	$1530
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$586	$970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.08	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$9.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.93	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.04	$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.59	$6.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.96	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.61	$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.56	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$65.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.25	$25.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.9	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$3.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.3	$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78	$89.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$46.6	$660
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9859	$8518

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Cities near Antananarivo

Distance	City	Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi	Antsirabe	$496
217 km or 135 mi	Toamasina	$481
633 km or 393 mi	Toliara	$460
727 km or 452 mi	Mamoudzou	$1652
809 km or 503 mi	Domoni	$1237
842 km or 523 mi	Le Port	$1624
842 km or 523 mi	Saint-Paul	$1681
846 km or 526 mi	La Possession	$1600
848 km or 527 mi	Saint-Leu	$1795
856 km or 532 mi	Saint-Denis	$1562
872 km or 542 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1640
873 km or 542 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1588
874 km or 543 mi	Le Tampon	$1618
879 km or 546 mi	Saint-Andre	$1597
884 km or 549 mi	Nacala	$1181
887 km or 551 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1602
888 km or 552 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1468
925 km or 575 mi	Moroni	$1233
975 km or 606 mi	Nampula	$935
998 km or 620 mi	Pemba	$1521
1047 km or 650 mi	Bambous	$749
1052 km or 654 mi	Quatre Bornes	$697
1054 km or 655 mi	Port Louis	$812
1058 km or 657 mi	Curepipe	$819
1058 km or 658 mi	Triolet	$815
1068 km or 664 mi	Goodlands	$807
1077 km or 669 mi	Centre de Flacq	$672
1078 km or 670 mi	Mahebourg	$796
1128 km or 701 mi	Quelimane	$692
1315 km or 817 mi	Mulanje	$461
1333 km or 828 mi	Beira	$1000
1353 km or 841 mi	Zomba	$458
1373 km or 853 mi	Blantyre	$505
1396 km or 868 mi	Mangochi	$496
1441 km or 896 mi	Ntcheu	$495
1448 km or 900 mi	Monkey Bay	$521
1479 km or 919 mi	Chimoio	$924
1509 km or 937 mi	Tete	$828
1561 km or 970 mi	Mutare	$764
1564 km or 972 mi	Lilongwe	$591

Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$800
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$479
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1853
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$824
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$598
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$942
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$665
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$354
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$360
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$724
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$2002
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1946
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$790
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1700
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1936
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1962
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$1062
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$895
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$2022
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$1010
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$776
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1993
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2483
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$1013
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$776
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1823
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$1122
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1761
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$546
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$2145
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2198
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$2066
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2346
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$2172
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$2154
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$2298
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$288
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2403