Antananarivo vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$1171
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1414
$2754
🏠 One person rent
$217
$522
🏘️ Family rent
$341
$894
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$337
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.8
$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$110
$1761
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
13
73
😀 Quality of life
41
65
🏙️ Population
1.28M
4.8M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 52% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 8275th and 4839th ($564 vs $1171) 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 1.5 months in Johannesburg. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 7753rd and 5190th 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
$3.36
$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.81
☕ Cappuccino
$1.52
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$448
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$89.7
$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$804
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$163
$689
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.6
$91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.4
$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.44%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$699
$1058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$586
$785
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$2.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.08
$88.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$9.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.86
$9.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$7.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.04
$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.96
$5.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$8.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.4
$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.3
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.6
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9859
$5808

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$496
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$481
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$1652
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$1237
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$1624
842 km or 523 mi Saint-Paul
$1681
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1600
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1795
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1562
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1640
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1588
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1618
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1597
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1181
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1602
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1468
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$1233
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$935
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1521
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$749
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$697
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$812
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$819
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$815
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$807
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$672
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$796
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$692
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$461
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$1000
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$458
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$505
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$496
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$495
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$521
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$924
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$828
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$764
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$591

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$1089
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$958
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$1057
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$892
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$792
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$967
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$1049
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$765
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$950
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$1017
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$791
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$910
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$899
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$826
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$875
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$826
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$901
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$697
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$731
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$694
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$652
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$912
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$662
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$511
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$681
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$628
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$763
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$630
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$551
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$927
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$916
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$583
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$966
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$948
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$633
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$950