Antananarivo vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$3784
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1414
$9038
🏠 One person rent
$217
$2349
🏘️ Family rent
$341
$4207
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$934
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.8
$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$110
$6864
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
13
82
😀 Quality of life
41
96
🏙️ Population
1.28M
449K

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 85% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 8275th and 13th ($564 vs $3784) 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 1.8 months in Zurich. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Zurich ranked 2nd in Switzerland, while ranked 7753rd and 9th among best cities to live in the world.

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Antananarivo Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.36
$29.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$93.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$19.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$9.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.52
$7.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$5.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$2745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$89.7
$1974
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$163
$3621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.6
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.4
$254
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$55.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.44%
2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$699
$20786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$586
$8412
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$4.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.08
$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$38.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$3.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$9.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.86
$25.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$24.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$45.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$5.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$3.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.04
$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.96
$22.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$3.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$88
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$24.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$144
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.4
$56.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.3
$146
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78
$157
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.6
$2506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9859
$24322

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$1652
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$1237
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$1624
842 km or 523 mi Saint-Paul
$1681
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1600
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1795
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1562
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1640
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1588
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1618
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1597
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1181
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1602
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1468
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$1233
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$935
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1521
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$749
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$697
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$812
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$819
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$815
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$807
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$672
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$796
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$692
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$461
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$1000
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$458
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$505
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$496
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$495
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$521
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$924
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$828
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$764
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$591

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3494
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3353
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$3367
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3457
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3345
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$3281
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3328
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3414
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3305
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$3310
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3360
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3556
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$4151
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3318
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2731
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2740
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1711
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2546
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$3367
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2721
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$3380
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$3331
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1740
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1794
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$3046
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1872
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1726
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2978
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1837
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1550
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3677
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1604
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1721
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1731
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$3080
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1393
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1498
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1966
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2543
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$3171