Antananarivo vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$966
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1414
$2229
🏠 One person rent
$217
$466
🏘️ Family rent
$341
$741
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$327
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.8
$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$110
$129
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
13
30
😀 Quality of life
41
42
🏙️ Population
1.28M
1.13M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 42% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 8275th and 5915th ($564 vs $966) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 7753rd and 7630th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Maputo

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Antananarivo Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.36
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$58.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$1.52
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$89.7
$293
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$163
$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.6
$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.4
$80.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$82.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.44%
24.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$699
$4210
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$586
$2095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.08
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.86
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$5.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.04
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.96
$4.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$7.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$35.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.4
$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.3
$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78
$78.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.6
$143
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9859
$5840

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115 km or 72 mi Antsirabe
$496
217 km or 135 mi Toamasina
$481
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$460
727 km or 452 mi Mamoudzou
$1652
809 km or 503 mi Domoni
$1237
842 km or 523 mi Le Port
$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
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$916
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$511
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$950
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$652
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$912
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$899
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$910
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$792
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$892
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$967
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$1049
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$1089
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$1171
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$958
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$948
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$765
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$1057
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$950
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$1017
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$791
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$875
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$826
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$826
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$681
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$628
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$551
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$861
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$630
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$731
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$901
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$697
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$583
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$1000
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$763
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$952
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$662