Antananarivo vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1403
$2130
🏠 One person rent
$218
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$342
$677
🍽️ Food expenses
$190
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.3
$88.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$129
$111
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
13
29
😀 Quality of life
42
42
🏙️ Population
1.28M
1.13M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 38% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 8141st and 6137th ($564 vs $915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 0.1 months in Maputo. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 7545th and 7527th among best cities to live in the world.

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Antananarivo Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.34
$9.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$1.42
☕ Cappuccino
$1.45
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.4
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$144
$448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.5
$80.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.1
$90.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.59%
24.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$4181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$563
$2063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.13
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.92
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$5.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.91
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.93
$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.69
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37
$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.14
$7.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.6
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.36
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.9
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.4
$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8558
$5749

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Distance City Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi Antsirabe
$493
217 km or 135 mi Toamasina
$476
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$453
727 km or 452 mi Mamoudzou
$1624
809 km or 503 mi Domoni
$1207
842 km or 523 mi Le Port
$1590
842 km or 523 mi Saint-Paul
$1641
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1561
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1751
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1535
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1595
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1546
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1576
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1560
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1168
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1561
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1445
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$1207
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$935
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1511
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$774
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$727
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$831
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$842
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$834
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$822
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$692
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$812
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$692
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$461
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$996
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$458
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$506
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$496
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$493
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$519
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$916
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$820
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$755
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$592

Cities near Maputo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$908
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$469
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$915
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$599
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$827
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$830
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$838
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$740
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$826
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$892
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$975
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$984
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$1082
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$890
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$892
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$706
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$984
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$875
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$940
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$731
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$808
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$762
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$762
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$650
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$577
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$514
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$873
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$598
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$668
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$833
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$637
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$536
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$996
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$698
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$901
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$607