Cost of living comparison

Baku, Azerbaijan

compared to

Antananarivo, Madagascar

Antananarivo vs. Baku Cost of Living Summary

Antananarivo is 7.3% more expensive than Baku.

Restaurants: pay 6.6% more in Antananarivo
Groceries: pay 21.7% more in Antananarivo
Transportation: pay 45.2% more in Antananarivo
Housing: pay 31.1% more in Antananarivo
Childcare: pay 10.4% more in Antananarivo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.7% less in Antananarivo
Clothing: pay 41.2% less in Antananarivo

The cost of transportation, housing, groceries, childcare, and restaurants in Antananarivo are more expensive than in Baku. Expenses including clothing and entertainment and sports are lower in Antananarivo.

Antananarivo vs. Baku Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Baku, you would:

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pay 6.6% more for restaurants

	Baku	Antananarivo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.41 AZN16.00	$3.22 MGA14,417	-65.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.65 AZN13.00	$4.30 MGA19,223	-43.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 AZN1.18	$1.16 MGA5,190	+67.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 AZN0.61	$0.60 MGA2,697	+68.2%
Average			+6.6%

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pay 21.7% more for groceries

	Baku	Antananarivo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.46 AZN0.78	$1.19 MGA5,338	+161.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.77 AZN4.71	$5.22 MGA23,342	+88.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.13 AZN8.72	$3.94 MGA17,642	-23.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.41 AZN2.40	$1.80 MGA8,074	+27.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.10 AZN3.58	$2.10 MGA9,373	-0.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 AZN0.84	$0.65 MGA2,906	+31.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 AZN1.32	$0.27 MGA1,208	-65.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 AZN1.16	$0.51 MGA2,289	-24.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 AZN1.40	$0.33 MGA1,490	-59.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 AZN0.49	$0.35 MGA1,548	+20.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 AZN0.40	$0.42 MGA1,896	+82.2%
Average			+21.7%

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pay 45.2% more for transportation

	Baku	Antananarivo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.46 AZN4.19	$4.58 MGA20,466	+85.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.65 AZN30.00	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,588.24 AZN35,000.00	$11,817.99 MGA52,862,965	-42.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.47 AZN11.00	$12.46 MGA55,746	+92.6%
Average			+45.2%

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pay 31.1% more for housing

	Baku	Antananarivo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.84 AZN25.23	$52.31 MGA233,970	+252.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$470.77 AZN800.30	$354.54 MGA1,585,889	-24.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$261.03 AZN443.75	$53.69 MGA240,170	-79.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$47.11 AZN80.09	$35.96 MGA160,866	-23.7%
Average			+31.1%

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pay 10.4% more for childcare

	Baku	Antananarivo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$232.47 AZN395.20	$89.71 MGA401,278	-61.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,199.10 AZN10,538.46	$11,292.35 MGA50,511,723	+82.2%
Average			+10.4%

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pay 22.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Baku	Antananarivo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.47 AZN2.50	$1.07 MGA4,806	-26.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 AZN6.12	$1.12 MGA4,998	-69.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.53 AZN6.00	$3.22 MGA14,417	-8.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.42 AZN84.02	$40.29 MGA180,215	-18.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.88 AZN10.00	$6.45 MGA28,834	+9.6%
Average			-22.7%

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pay 41.2% less for clothing

	Baku	Antananarivo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.06 AZN95.30	$19.71 MGA88,165	-64.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.34 AZN97.48	$24.89 MGA111,333	-56.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.29 AZN207.88	$90.25 MGA403,681	-26.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.40 AZN162.18	$78.79 MGA352,420	-17.4%
Average			-41.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: May 2025

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