Antananarivo vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$604
$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1515
$2788
🏠 One person rent
$241
$547
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.8
$210
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$111
$420
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
13
73
😀 Quality of life
41
60
🏙️ Population
1.28M
4.8M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 50% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 7948th and 4745th ($604 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 0.3 months in Johannesburg. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 7675th and 5850th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Johannesburg

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Antananarivo Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.19
$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.4
$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.92
$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.44
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$308
$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$567
$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$188
$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.6
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.5
$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.75%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$686
$1060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$599
$777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$1.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.95
$92.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$8.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.75
$8.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$5.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$9.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.36
$6.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.68
$3.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$5.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.74
$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.59
$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.3
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.53
$8.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$31
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.56
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.1
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.6
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$39.8
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11359
$5103

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$533
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$511
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$493
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$1603
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$1196
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$1615
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$1663
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1584
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1762
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1503
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1575
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1551
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1559
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1563
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1167
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1567
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1444
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$1196
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$933
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1511
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$747
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$688
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$802
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$871
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$819
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$810
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$665
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$820
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$691
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$456
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$952
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$452
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$495
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$494
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$489
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$516
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$875
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$792
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$754
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$587

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$1104
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$912
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$1031
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$851
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$784
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$997
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$1015
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$742
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$950
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$994
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$789
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$902
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$875
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$860
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$872
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$811
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$903
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$691
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$723
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$691
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$607
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$882
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$663
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$494
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$660
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$615
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$742
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$611
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$549
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$904
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$912
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$590
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1014
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$938
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$632
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$965