Antananarivo vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Antananarivo	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$604	$478
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1515	$1126
🏠 One person rent	$241	$208
🏘️ Family rent	$382	$349
🍽️ Food expenses	$198	$159
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.8	$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$111	$245
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	13	23
😀 Quality of life	41	34
🏙️ Population	1.28M	1.29M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 26% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 7948th and 8771st ($604 vs $478) 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 0.5 months in Tripoli. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Tripoli ranked 2nd in Libya, while ranked 7675th and 8547th 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	$3.19	$3.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.4	$15.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.92	$3.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$0.63
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$0.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$567	$484
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$188	$236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.6	$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58	$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.5	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.75%	20.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$686	$790
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$599	$260
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.95	$28.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$0.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.1	$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$5.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$9.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.36	$1.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.68	$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.08	$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.74	$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.59	$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.83	$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.3	$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.53	$3.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.56	$1.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.1	$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$39.8	$62.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11359	$894

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Cities near Antananarivo

Distance	City	Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi	Antsirabe	$533
217 km or 135 mi	Toamasina	$511
633 km or 393 mi	Toliara	$493
727 km or 452 mi	Mamoudzou	$1603
809 km or 503 mi	Domoni	$1196
842 km or 523 mi	Le Port	$1615
842 km or 523 mi	Saint-Paul	$1663
846 km or 526 mi	La Possession	$1584
848 km or 527 mi	Saint-Leu	$1762
856 km or 532 mi	Saint-Denis	$1503
872 km or 542 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1575
873 km or 542 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1551
874 km or 543 mi	Le Tampon	$1559
879 km or 546 mi	Saint-Andre	$1563
884 km or 549 mi	Nacala	$1167
887 km or 551 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1567
888 km or 552 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1444
925 km or 575 mi	Moroni	$1196
975 km or 606 mi	Nampula	$933
998 km or 620 mi	Pemba	$1511
1047 km or 650 mi	Bambous	$747
1052 km or 654 mi	Quatre Bornes	$688
1054 km or 655 mi	Port Louis	$802
1058 km or 657 mi	Curepipe	$871
1058 km or 658 mi	Triolet	$819
1068 km or 664 mi	Goodlands	$810
1077 km or 669 mi	Centre de Flacq	$665
1078 km or 670 mi	Mahebourg	$820
1128 km or 701 mi	Quelimane	$691
1315 km or 817 mi	Mulanje	$456
1333 km or 828 mi	Beira	$952
1353 km or 841 mi	Zomba	$452
1373 km or 853 mi	Blantyre	$495
1396 km or 868 mi	Mangochi	$494
1441 km or 896 mi	Ntcheu	$489
1448 km or 900 mi	Monkey Bay	$516
1479 km or 919 mi	Chimoio	$875
1509 km or 937 mi	Tete	$792
1561 km or 970 mi	Mutare	$754
1564 km or 972 mi	Lilongwe	$587

Cities near Tripoli

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Zawiya	$313
66 km or 41 mi	Sabratha	$355
80 km or 50 mi	Gharyan	$364
103 km or 64 mi	Zuwarah	$353
104 km or 64 mi	Al-Khums	$376
110 km or 68 mi	Yafran	$377
187 km or 116 mi	Misrata	$378
305 km or 190 mi	Sfax	$487
308 km or 191 mi	Gabes	$403
355 km or 221 mi	Mosta	$1769
355 km or 221 mi	Marsaskala	$1596
356 km or 221 mi	Zabbar	$1750
356 km or 221 mi	Birkirkara	$1769
357 km or 222 mi	Naxxar	$1639
357 km or 222 mi	Valletta	$1824
358 km or 222 mi	San Gwann	$1764
358 km or 222 mi	Gzira	$1852
359 km or 223 mi	Sliema	$2127
359 km or 223 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1521
404 km or 251 mi	Sousse	$583
422 km or 262 mi	Kairouan	$460
442 km or 275 mi	Gafsa	$418
456 km or 284 mi	Nabeul	$519
472 km or 293 mi	Ragusa	$1317
476 km or 296 mi	Gela	$1063
488 km or 303 mi	Niscemi	$1210
495 km or 307 mi	Agrigento	$1123
504 km or 313 mi	Syracuse	$1247
516 km or 320 mi	Tunis	$633
516 km or 321 mi	La Marsa	$592
521 km or 323 mi	Aryanah	$547
543 km or 337 mi	Catania	$1336
545 km or 338 mi	Tebessa	$495
552 km or 343 mi	Marsala	$1176
575 km or 357 mi	Bizerte	$391
575 km or 357 mi	Trapani	$1110
583 km or 362 mi	Palermo	$1176
591 km or 367 mi	El Oued	$359
611 km or 380 mi	Souk Ahras	$399
624 km or 388 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1164