Antananarivo vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Antananarivo	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$600	$1608
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1828	$4004
🏠 One person rent	$263	$923
🏘️ Family rent	$755	$1998
🍽️ Food expenses	$199	$484
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.8	$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$145	$818
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	13	8
😀 Quality of life	39	59
🏙️ Population	1.28M	24.7K

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 63% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 7665th and 3034th ($600 vs $1608) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Madagascar and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Madagascar vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Antananarivo compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 7272nd and 5511th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Victoria

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	Antananarivo	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.87	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.6	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.56	$9.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$3.69
☕ Cappuccino	$1.15	$4.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$981
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$124	$663
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1149	$1936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$537	$1722
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.3	$66.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.2	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57	$130
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.86%	16.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$786	$424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$493	$1289
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.09	$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$44.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.13	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.39	$20.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$9.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$6.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.77	$3.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.43	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.68	$3.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.3	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.88	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.49	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.51	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.81	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$90.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.65	$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$71.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.36	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.1	$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.8	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$134	$158
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11649	$8062

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Cities near Antananarivo

Distance	City	Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi	Antsirabe	$353
217 km or 135 mi	Toamasina	$461
633 km or 393 mi	Toliara	$428
727 km or 452 mi	Mamoudzou	$1506
809 km or 503 mi	Domoni	$585
842 km or 523 mi	Le Port	$1439
842 km or 523 mi	Saint-Paul	$1487
846 km or 526 mi	La Possession	$1417
848 km or 527 mi	Saint-Leu	$1618
856 km or 532 mi	Saint-Denis	$1394
872 km or 542 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1324
873 km or 542 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1406
874 km or 543 mi	Le Tampon	$1365
879 km or 546 mi	Saint-Andre	$1411
884 km or 549 mi	Nacala	$1127
887 km or 551 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1404
888 km or 552 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1334
925 km or 575 mi	Moroni	$587
975 km or 606 mi	Nampula	$1165
998 km or 620 mi	Pemba	$1144
1047 km or 650 mi	Bambous	$718
1052 km or 654 mi	Quatre Bornes	$666
1054 km or 655 mi	Port Louis	$829
1058 km or 657 mi	Curepipe	$770
1058 km or 658 mi	Triolet	$784
1068 km or 664 mi	Goodlands	$776
1077 km or 669 mi	Centre de Flacq	$751
1078 km or 670 mi	Mahebourg	$852
1128 km or 701 mi	Quelimane	$992
1315 km or 817 mi	Mulanje	$327
1333 km or 828 mi	Beira	$1014
1353 km or 841 mi	Zomba	$326
1373 km or 853 mi	Blantyre	$363
1396 km or 868 mi	Mangochi	$332
1441 km or 896 mi	Ntcheu	$332
1448 km or 900 mi	Monkey Bay	$335
1479 km or 919 mi	Chimoio	$993
1509 km or 937 mi	Tete	$970
1561 km or 970 mi	Mutare	$645
1564 km or 972 mi	Lilongwe	$367

Cities near Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$819
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1506
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$585
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$587
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$805
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$461
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$452
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$776
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$784
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$829
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$751
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$666
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$718
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$493
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$770
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$852
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$720
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$762
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1394
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$706
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$600
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1406
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$622
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1417
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1439
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1411
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1487
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1404
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1618
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1365
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1324
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1334
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1144
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$353
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1127
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$600
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$536
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$815
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$486
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$524