Antananarivo vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$600
$908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1828
$2207
🏠 One person rent
$263
$403
🏘️ Family rent
$755
$738
🍽️ Food expenses
$199
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.8
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$145
$1428
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
13
72
😀 Quality of life
39
61
🏙️ Population
1.28M
4.43M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 34% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 7665th and 5921st ($600 vs $908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 7272nd and 5184th 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
$3.87
$7.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.56
$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.09
☕ Cappuccino
$1.15
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$124
$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1149
$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.3
$71.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.2
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57
$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$786
$840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$493
$689
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.09
$66
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$9.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.43
$5.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.68
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.3
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.88
$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.49
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.51
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.65
$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.36
$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.1
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.8
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11649
$4829

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$585
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$1439
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$1487
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1417
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$1618
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1394
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1324
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1406
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1365
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1411
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1127
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1404
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1334
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$587
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$1165
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1144
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$718
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$666
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$829
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$770
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$784
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$776
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$751
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$852
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$992
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$327
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$1014
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$326
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$363
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$332
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$332
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$335
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$993
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$970
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$645
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$367

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$889
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$776
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$875
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$741
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$631
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$755
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$783
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$637
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$751
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$845
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$625
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$746
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$866
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$621
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$701
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$682
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$719
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$631
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$656
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$633
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$558
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$739
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$603
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$447
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$535
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$601
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$511
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$511
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$753
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$978
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$554
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1084
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$780
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$550
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$952