Antananarivo vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1403
$1101
🏠 One person rent
$218
$168
🏘️ Family rent
$342
$276
🍽️ Food expenses
$190
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.3
$56.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$129
$312
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
13
20
😀 Quality of life
42
49
🏙️ Population
1.28M
1.29M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 24% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 8141st and 8852nd ($564 vs $455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Madagascar and Libya, respectively. Check Madagascar vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Antananarivo compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 7545th and 6694th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Tripoli

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Antananarivo Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.34
$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$3.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.45
$0.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.4
$97.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$144
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$17.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.5
$27.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.1
$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.59%
17.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$563
$357
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.13
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.92
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$7.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.91
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.93
$1.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.69
$1.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.14
$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.6
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.36
$1.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.9
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.4
$53.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8558
$919

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Distance City Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi Antsirabe
$493
217 km or 135 mi Toamasina
$476
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$453
727 km or 452 mi Mamoudzou
$1624
809 km or 503 mi Domoni
$1207
842 km or 523 mi Le Port
$1590
842 km or 523 mi Saint-Paul
$1641
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1561
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1751
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$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
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$592

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Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$350
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$387
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$382
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$381
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$406
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$394
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$434
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$480
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$398
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1579
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1471
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1577
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1720
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1666
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1770
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1697
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1739
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$1951
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1521
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$552
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$433
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$409
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$487
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1271
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$1161
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1234
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$1085
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1232
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$577
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$607
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$529
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1298
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$502
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1141
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$375
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$1046
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1301
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$361
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$403
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$1161