Antananarivo vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$3691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1403
$8778
🏠 One person rent
$218
$2299
🏘️ Family rent
$342
$4069
🍽️ Food expenses
$190
$919
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.3
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$129
$8151
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
13
81
😀 Quality of life
42
100
🏙️ Population
1.28M
449K

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 85% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 8141st and 23rd ($564 vs $3691) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 7545th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Antananarivo Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.34
$27.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$90.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$20.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$9.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.45
$7.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$5.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$2543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.4
$1977
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$4563
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$144
$3579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.5
$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.1
$52.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.59%
2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$24740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$563
$9963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.13
$4.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.92
$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$33.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$3.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$3.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$8.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$24.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$23.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$53.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.91
$3.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.93
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.69
$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$4.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37
$83.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.14
$23.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.6
$138
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.36
$55.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.9
$138
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$150
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.4
$2616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8558
$22875

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$1207
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$1590
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$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
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3392
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3276
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$3239
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3282
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3249
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$3153
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3207
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3225
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3207
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$3180
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3240
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3381
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$3836
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3169
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2747
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2699
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1684
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2489
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$3197
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2650
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$3231
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$3175
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1705
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1766
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2924
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1887
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1690
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2694
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1810
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1537
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3565
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1593
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1694
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1698
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$2964
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1397
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1447
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1839
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2443
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$3041