Antananarivo vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1528
$2553
🏠 One person rent
$205
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$516
$837
🍽️ Food expenses
$178
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.3
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$131
$1695
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
13
72
😀 Quality of life
36
58
🏙️ Population
1.28M
4.43M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 52% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 8538th and 5069th ($519 vs $1079) 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 0.3 months in Antananarivo compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 7340th and 5446th 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
$3.31
$9.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.36
$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$1.07
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.4
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$618
$781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$375
$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.4
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.4
$44.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$1096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$490
$753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.99
$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.65
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.78
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.38
$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.31
$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.62
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.62
$7.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.35
$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.7
$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.3
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11512
$5865

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$1549
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$1093
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$1481
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$1538
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1441
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1665
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1397
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1454
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1432
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1457
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1444
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1394
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1451
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1371
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$1091
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$1190
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1500
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$767
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$674
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$826
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$701
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$804
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$796
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$789
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$777
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$670
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$500
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$1000
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$498
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$591
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$516
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$515
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$526
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$953
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$834
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$662
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$582

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$997
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$874
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$971
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$822
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$696
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$838
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$909
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$717
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$848
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$943
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$717
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$819
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$841
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$689
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$788
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$774
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$809
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$692
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$718
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$690
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$623
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$791
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$654
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$459
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$627
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$663
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$696
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$581
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$554
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$859
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$1003
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$600
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1116
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$834
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$585
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$1045