Antananarivo vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Antananarivo Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$625
$1066
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1760
$2728
🏠 One person rent
$261
$559
🏘️ Family rent
$650
$1197
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.3
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$219
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
13
24
😀 Quality of life
40
41
🏙️ Population
1.28M
1.19M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 41% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 7428th and 4610th ($625 vs $1066) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Madagascar and Mozambique, respectively. Check Madagascar vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Antananarivo compared to 0.2 months in Maputo. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 7095th and 7001st among best cities to live in the world.

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Antananarivo Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.21
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.1
$40.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.43
$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.32
☕ Cappuccino
$1.17
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$389
$854
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$922
$1520
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$457
$915
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.6
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.7
$64.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59
$95.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.57%
24.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$942
$3229
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$499
$1943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.73
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$24.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.71
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$6.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$5.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.96
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.36
$2.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.99
$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.6
$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.54
$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.85
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$40
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.46
$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.4
$35.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$204
$280
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5139
$4430

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$378
217 km or 135 mi Toamasina
$502
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$482
727 km or 452 mi Mamoudzou
$1507
809 km or 503 mi Domoni
$509
842 km or 523 mi Le Port
$1222
842 km or 523 mi Saint-Paul
$1220
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1214
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1261
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1355
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1232
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1265
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1222
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1262
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1030
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1312
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1253
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$510
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$1042
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1170
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$683
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$647
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$775
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$590
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$636
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$657
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$711
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$702
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$1023
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$593
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$985
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$594
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$520
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$587
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$585
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$594
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$1032
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$995
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$801
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$680

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$1043
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$480
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$1103
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$675
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$811
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$908
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$751
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$747
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$808
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$778
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$792
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$896
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$905
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$732
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$656
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$796
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$726
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$860
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$814
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$748
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$594
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$1073
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$644
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$757
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$597
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$596
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$696
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$619
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$546
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$532
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$785
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$595
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$720
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$748
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$613
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$541
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$985
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$665
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$751
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$605