Antananarivo vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$600
$1084
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1828
$3226
🏠 One person rent
$263
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$755
$1512
🍽️ Food expenses
$199
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.8
$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$145
$220
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
13
28
😀 Quality of life
39
41
🏙️ Population
1.28M
1.19M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 45% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 7665th and 4791st ($600 vs $1084) 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 0.2 months in Maputo. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 7272nd and 7059th among best cities to live in the world.

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Antananarivo Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.87
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$57.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.56
$8.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$1.15
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$872
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$124
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1149
$1851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$1202
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.3
$49.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.2
$75.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57
$105
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
21.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$786
$3602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$493
$2315
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.09
$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$34.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$5.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.43
$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.68
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.3
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.88
$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.49
$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.51
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.65
$6.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$36.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.36
$7.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.1
$26.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.8
$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11649
$3971

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$353
217 km or 135 mi Toamasina
$461
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$428
727 km or 452 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
809 km or 503 mi Domoni
$585
842 km or 523 mi Le Port
$1439
842 km or 523 mi Saint-Paul
$1487
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1417
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1618
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1394
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1324
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1406
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1365
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1411
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1127
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1404
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1334
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$587
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$1165
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1144
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$718
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$666
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$829
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$770
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$784
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$776
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$751
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$852
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$992
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$327
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$1014
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$326
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$363
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$332
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$332
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$335
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$993
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$970
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$645
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$367

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$978
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$447
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$952
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$558
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$739
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$866
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$746
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$631
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$741
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$755
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$783
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$889
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$908
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$776
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$780
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$637
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$875
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$751
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$845
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$625
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$701
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$621
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$682
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$535
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$605
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$511
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$837
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$511
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$656
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$719
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$631
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$554
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$1014
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$601
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$689
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$603