Antananarivo vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Antananarivo	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$519	$1552
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1528	$3818
🏠 One person rent	$205	$876
🏘️ Family rent	$516	$1845
🍽️ Food expenses	$178	$481
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.3	$79.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$131	$819
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	13	8
😀 Quality of life	36	58
🏙️ Population	1.28M	24.7K

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 67% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 8538th and 3466th ($519 vs $1552) 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 0.3 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 7340th and 5469th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Antananarivo	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.31	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.6	$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.36	$9.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$3.63
☕ Cappuccino	$1.07	$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$813
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$65.4	$707
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$618	$1874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$375	$1618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.4	$77.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.4	$98.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.86%	16.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$785	$419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$490	$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.99	$23.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$41.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.12	$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.65	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$6.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.78	$3.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.38	$9.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.67	$3.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.31	$19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.91	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.47	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.62	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.81	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$89
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.62	$4.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.3	$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.35	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.3	$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$131	$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11512	$8081

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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 Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$719
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1549
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1093
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1091
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$711
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$457
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$502
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$796
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$804
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$826
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$789
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$674
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$767
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$560
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$701
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$777
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$722
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$736
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1397
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$675
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$519
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1432
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$601
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1441
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1481
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1444
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1538
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1451
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1665
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1457
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1454
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1371
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1500
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$348
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1394
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$639
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$548
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$684
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$535
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$482