Antananarivo vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Antananarivo	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$507	$862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1468	$2459
🏠 One person rent	$182	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$178	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.7	$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$85.4	$894
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	13	29
😀 Quality of life	35	51
🏙️ Population	1.28M	431K

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 41% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 8589th and 6224th ($507 vs $862) 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 0.2 months in Antananarivo compared to 1 months in Windhoek. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 7515th and 6198th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Windhoek

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	Antananarivo	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.19	$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.8	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.23	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$1.13	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$315	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$43.3	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$427	$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$1008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.7	$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$46.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.87%	11.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$624	$1274
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$480	$786
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.13	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.03	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$6.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$6.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$4.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.23	$5.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.71	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.82	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.44	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.53	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.73	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.2	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.4	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.26	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.7	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.4	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$77.3	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11211	$4344

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Cities near Antananarivo

Distance	City	Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi	Antsirabe	$352
217 km or 135 mi	Toamasina	$447
633 km or 393 mi	Toliara	$389
727 km or 452 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
809 km or 503 mi	Domoni	$1100
842 km or 523 mi	Le Port	$1400
842 km or 523 mi	Saint-Paul	$1459
846 km or 526 mi	La Possession	$1371
848 km or 527 mi	Saint-Leu	$1575
856 km or 532 mi	Saint-Denis	$1322
872 km or 542 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1397
873 km or 542 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1358
874 km or 543 mi	Le Tampon	$1396
879 km or 546 mi	Saint-Andre	$1368
884 km or 549 mi	Nacala	$1150
887 km or 551 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1379
888 km or 552 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1296
925 km or 575 mi	Moroni	$1105
975 km or 606 mi	Nampula	$872
998 km or 620 mi	Pemba	$1506
1047 km or 650 mi	Bambous	$745
1052 km or 654 mi	Quatre Bornes	$671
1054 km or 655 mi	Port Louis	$812
1058 km or 657 mi	Curepipe	$712
1058 km or 658 mi	Triolet	$808
1068 km or 664 mi	Goodlands	$796
1077 km or 669 mi	Centre de Flacq	$667
1078 km or 670 mi	Mahebourg	$785
1128 km or 701 mi	Quelimane	$675
1315 km or 817 mi	Mulanje	$461
1333 km or 828 mi	Beira	$1003
1353 km or 841 mi	Zomba	$457
1373 km or 853 mi	Blantyre	$507
1396 km or 868 mi	Mangochi	$493
1441 km or 896 mi	Ntcheu	$492
1448 km or 900 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
1479 km or 919 mi	Chimoio	$947
1509 km or 937 mi	Tete	$825
1561 km or 970 mi	Mutare	$752
1564 km or 972 mi	Lilongwe	$587

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$792
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$811
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$813
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$777
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$827
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$768
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$740
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$742
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$731
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$699
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$628
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$664
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$665
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$691
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$780
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$583
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$631
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$814
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$540
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$688
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$624
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$577
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$820
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$748
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$923
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$837
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$953
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$671
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$906
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$807
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$645
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$785