Antananarivo vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$604
$3857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1515
$9099
🏠 One person rent
$241
$2413
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$4235
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$926
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.8
$235
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$111
$8550
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
13
82
😀 Quality of life
41
97
🏙️ Population
1.28M
452K

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 84% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 7948th and 11th ($604 vs $3857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Madagascar and Switzerland, respectively. Check Madagascar vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Antananarivo compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 7675th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Antananarivo Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.19
$30.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.4
$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.92
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$10
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$7.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$5.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$308
$2736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$2037
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$567
$5021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$188
$3627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.6
$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.5
$57.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.75%
1.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$686
$17464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$599
$7981
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$5.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.95
$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$44.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$2.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$2.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$3.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$9.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.75
$24.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$27.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$4.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.36
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.68
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.74
$5.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.59
$5.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$3.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.3
$82.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.53
$24.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$149
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.56
$55.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.1
$136
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.6
$154
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$39.8
$2480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11359
$26431

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$533
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$1603
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$1196
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$1615
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$1663
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1584
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1762
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1503
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1575
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1551
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1559
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1563
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1167
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1567
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1444
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$1196
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$933
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1511
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$747
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$688
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$802
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$871
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$819
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$810
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$665
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$820
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$691
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$456
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$952
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$452
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$495
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$494
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$489
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$516
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$875
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$792
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$754
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$587

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3514
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3281
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$3348
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3492
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3239
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$3231
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3264
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3441
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3267
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$3240
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3312
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3519
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$4491
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3286
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2641
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2611
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1679
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2644
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$3288
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2638
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$3321
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$3199
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1703
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1751
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2986
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1807
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1695
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$3120
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1784
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1533
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3587
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1582
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1700
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1700
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$3034
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1385
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1507
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$2091
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2459
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$3117