Antananarivo vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Antananarivo	Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person	$519	$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1528	$2203
🏠 One person rent	$205	$351
🏘️ Family rent	$516	$774
🍽️ Food expenses	$178	$246
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.3	$48.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$131	$266
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	13	96
😀 Quality of life	36	60
🏙️ Population	1.28M	8.69M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 35% less expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 8538th and 6443rd ($519 vs $797) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Madagascar and Iran, respectively. Check Madagascar vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Antananarivo compared to 0.3 months in Tehran. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 7340th and 5234th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Tehran

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	Antananarivo	Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.31	$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.6	$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.36	$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$0.81
☕ Cappuccino	$1.07	$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$447
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$65.4	$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$618	$1007
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$375	$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.4	$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.4	$6.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.86%	24.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$785	$2380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$490	$1515
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.99	$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$2.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.12	$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.65	$4.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.78	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.38	$1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.67	$0.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.31	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.91	$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.47	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.62	$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.81	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.62	$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.3	$120
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.35	$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.3	$135
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$131	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11512	$1838

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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 Tehran

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Golestan	$722
12 km or 7.6 mi	Ray	$720
27 km or 17 mi	Eslamshahr	$716
27 km or 17 mi	Nasimshahr	$706
28 km or 17 mi	Qods	$706
32 km or 20 mi	Qarchak	$693
33 km or 20 mi	Shahriar	$708
34 km or 21 mi	Pakdasht	$689
36 km or 23 mi	Pardis	$675
38 km or 23 mi	Andisheh	$696
39 km or 24 mi	Robat Karim	$690
39 km or 24 mi	Fardis	$699
40 km or 25 mi	Malard	$701
43 km or 26 mi	Karaj	$741
46 km or 28 mi	Mohammadshahr	$697
52 km or 32 mi	Varamin	$673
52 km or 33 mi	Kamal Shahr	$693
78 km or 49 mi	Nazarabad	$659
120 km or 75 mi	Amol	$550
121 km or 75 mi	Khak-e Ali	$615
122 km or 76 mi	Saveh	$542
127 km or 79 mi	Qom	$472
142 km or 88 mi	Qazvin	$627
148 km or 92 mi	Babol	$468
155 km or 96 mi	Qaem Shahr	$564
176 km or 109 mi	Sari	$670
178 km or 111 mi	Semnan	$607
191 km or 119 mi	Kashan	$575
210 km or 130 mi	Lahijan	$578
239 km or 148 mi	Arak	$462
240 km or 149 mi	Rasht	$559
282 km or 175 mi	Hamadan	$453
283 km or 176 mi	Malayer	$470
284 km or 177 mi	Zanjan	$474
302 km or 188 mi	Gorgan	$689
315 km or 196 mi	Borujerd	$513
316 km or 196 mi	Shahin Shahr	$554
326 km or 202 mi	Dorud	$518
333 km or 207 mi	Shahrud	$603
334 km or 207 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$564