Antananarivo vs Cape Town - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Cape Town
🚶 Cost of living one person
$570
$1185
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1453
$2732
🏠 One person rent
$214
$629
🏘️ Family rent
$330
$1097
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.4
$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$105
$1565
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
13
56
😀 Quality of life
37
61
🏙️ Population
1.28M
3.78M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 52% less expensive than in Cape Town. Cities ranked 8145th and 4790th ($570 vs $1185) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Madagascar and South Africa, respectively. Check Madagascar vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Antananarivo compared to 1.3 months in Cape Town. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Cape Town ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 7671st and 5511th among best cities to live in the world.

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Antananarivo Cape Town
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.43
$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.5
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$2.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.46
$2.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$690
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$73.5
$482
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$1262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$133
$882
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.3
$62.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$96.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.9
$42.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.15%
11.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$679
$1876
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$514
$1307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.92
$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$9.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.3
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$5.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$7.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.05
$5.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.64
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2
$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.64
$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.57
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.26
$6.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.7
$37
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.46
$9.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.4
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$57.3
$223
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12035
$5399

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Distance City Cost of living
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$366
217 km or 135 mi Toamasina
$488
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$429
727 km or 452 mi Mamoudzou
$1647
809 km or 503 mi Domoni
$1222
842 km or 523 mi Le Port
$1599
842 km or 523 mi Saint-Paul
$1666
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1573
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1788
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1537
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1628
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1561
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1602
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1569
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1142
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1584
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1470
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$1224
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$877
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1502
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$801
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$743
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$875
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$847
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$870
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$856
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$698
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$825
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$686
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$462
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$992
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$458
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$506
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$494
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$494
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$520
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$912
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$815
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$757
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$592

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$1215
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$649
371 km or 231 mi George
$836
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$922
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$1002
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$733
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$812
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$972
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$853
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$1401
882 km or 548 mi East London
$821
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$685
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$595
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$652
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$900
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$520
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$757
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$925
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$561
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$794
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$752
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$816
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$724
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$879
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$676
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$673
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$786
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$697
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$699
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$958
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$925
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$708
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$639
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$1055
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$870
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$961
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$916
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$869
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$899
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$848