Antananarivo vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1403
$1691
🏠 One person rent
$218
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$342
$325
🍽️ Food expenses
$190
$317
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.3
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$129
$119
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
13
25
😀 Quality of life
42
39
🏙️ Population
1.28M
2.44M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 16% less expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 8141st and 7283rd ($564 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Madagascar and Cameroon, respectively. Check Madagascar vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Antananarivo compared to 0.2 months in Yaounde. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 7545th and 7830th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Yaounde

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Antananarivo Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.34
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$52.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$1.45
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.4
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$144
$192
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.5
$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.1
$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.59%
9.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$563
$616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.13
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.92
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$2.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.91
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.93
$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.69
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37
$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.14
$8.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.6
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.36
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.9
$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.4
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8558
$1806

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$493
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$476
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$453
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$1624
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$1207
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$1590
842 km or 523 mi Saint-Paul
$1641
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1561
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1751
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1535
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1595
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1546
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1576
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1560
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1168
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1561
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1445
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$1207
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$935
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1511
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$774
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$727
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$831
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$842
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$834
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$822
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$692
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$812
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$692
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$461
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$996
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$458
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$506
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$496
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$493
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$519
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$916
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$820
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$755
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$592

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Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1363
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$793
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$849
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$665
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$755
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$698
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1241
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$1413
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$397
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$571
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$708
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$494
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$674
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$961
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$676
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1774
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$563
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$878
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$1051
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$660
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$621
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$1046
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$926
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$1044
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$632
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1514
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$810
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$644
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$781
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$536
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$664
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$526
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$644
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$596
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$505
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$852
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$836
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$393
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$778