Antananarivo vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Antananarivo	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$519	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1528	$2441
🏠 One person rent	$205	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$516	$1086
🍽️ Food expenses	$178	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.3	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$131	$781
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	13	28
😀 Quality of life	36	50
🏙️ Population	1.28M	431K

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 38% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 8538th and 6296th ($519 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Madagascar and Namibia, respectively. Check Madagascar vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Antananarivo compared to 0.9 months in Windhoek. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 7340th and 6223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Antananarivo	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.31	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.6	$46.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.36	$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$1.07	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$65.4	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$618	$1113
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$375	$903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$52.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.4	$80.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.4	$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.86%	11.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$785	$795
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$490	$827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.99	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$7.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.12	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.65	$6.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$6.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.78	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.38	$6.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.67	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.31	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.91	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.47	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.62	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.81	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$35.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.62	$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.3	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.35	$7.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$43.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.3	$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$131	$174
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11512	$5452

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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 Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$779
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$833
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$818
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$797
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$832
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$807
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$790
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$766
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$761
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$741
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$654
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$690
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$692
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$718
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$809
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$600
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$663
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$859
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$554
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$670
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$943
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$585
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$652
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$848
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$774
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$971
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$788
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$874
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$997
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$736
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$909
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$838
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$717
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$705
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$822