Antananarivo vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$3392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1528
$8190
🏠 One person rent
$205
$2018
🏘️ Family rent
$516
$3505
🍽️ Food expenses
$178
$880
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.3
$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$131
$6770
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
13
81
😀 Quality of life
36
98
🏙️ Population
1.28M
447K

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 85% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 8538th and 41st ($519 vs $3392) 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 0.3 months in Antananarivo compared to 2 months in Zurich. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 7340th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Antananarivo Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.31
$27.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.36
$19.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$9.29
☕ Cappuccino
$1.07
$6.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$5.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$2243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.4
$1698
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$618
$3982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$375
$3016
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.4
$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.4
$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$9651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$490
$5769
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$5.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.99
$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$44.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$3.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$7.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.65
$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$26.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$49.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$5.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.78
$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.38
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.31
$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$20.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.62
$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$3.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$84.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.62
$22.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$154
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.35
$48.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.7
$132
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.3
$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$2756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11512
$20539

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$1093
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$1481
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$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
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$582

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$3139
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$3129
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$3048
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3163
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3057
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$3013
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3135
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3145
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3184
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$3015
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3206
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3320
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$3627
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3011
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2647
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2629
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1559
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$2207
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$3020
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2492
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$3068
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$2989
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1636
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1710
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2782
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1903
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1551
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2618
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1771
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1468
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3415
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1434
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1531
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$1538
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$2741
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1391
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1399
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1759
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$2483
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$2843