Cost of Living in Antananarivo

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$600
$1828
🛋️ Without rent
$336
$1073
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$263
$755
🍽️ Food
$199
$514
🚐 Transport
$67.8
$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$145
😀 Quality of life
39
🏙️ Population
1.28M

The average cost of living in Antananarivo is $600, which is in the top 18% of the least expensive cities in the world, ranked 7665th out of 9294 in our global list and 1st out of 4 in Madagascar.

The median after-tax salary is $145, which is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months. Ranked 7272nd (TOP 78%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 1st best city to live in Madagascar. With an estimated population of 1.28M, Antananarivo is the 1st largest city in Madagascar.

Why living in Antananarivo costs 4.1 times more than the average salary? Because we have a developed country lifestyle as a reference and in some least developed countries maintaining such a standard of living is hard and expensive. Thus, living costs in Antananarivo for locals and expats differ significantly.

✈️ Closest airport 16 km Ivato Airport
😷 Air quality Moderate 23.7 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 3751 University of Antananarivo
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Prices in Antananarivo

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Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
 Cappuccino
$1.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1149
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.09
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11649

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