Antananarivo vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Antananarivo	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$604	$607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1515	$1485
🏠 One person rent	$241	$257
🏘️ Family rent	$382	$432
🍽️ Food expenses	$198	$230
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.8	$58.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$111	$399
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	13	16
😀 Quality of life	41	29
🏙️ Population	1.28M	76.2K

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 0.6% less expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 7948th and 7924th ($604 vs $607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Madagascar and Eswatini, respectively. Check Madagascar vs Eswatini comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Antananarivo compared to 0.7 months in Mbabane. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Mbabane ranked 2nd in Eswatini, while ranked 7675th and 8819th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Mbabane

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	Antananarivo	Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.19	$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.4	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.92	$3.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$2.14
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$567	$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$188	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.6	$45.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58	$68.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.5	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.75%	11.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$686	$439
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$599	$330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.95	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.1	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$9.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$5.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$5.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.36	$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.68	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.08	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.74	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.59	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.83	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.3	$26.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.53	$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.56	$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.1	$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$39.8	$99.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11359	$5969

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Cities near Antananarivo

Distance	City	Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi	Antsirabe	$533
217 km or 135 mi	Toamasina	$511
633 km or 393 mi	Toliara	$493
727 km or 452 mi	Mamoudzou	$1603
809 km or 503 mi	Domoni	$1196
842 km or 523 mi	Le Port	$1615
842 km or 523 mi	Saint-Paul	$1663
846 km or 526 mi	La Possession	$1584
848 km or 527 mi	Saint-Leu	$1762
856 km or 532 mi	Saint-Denis	$1503
872 km or 542 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1575
873 km or 542 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1551
874 km or 543 mi	Le Tampon	$1559
879 km or 546 mi	Saint-Andre	$1563
884 km or 549 mi	Nacala	$1167
887 km or 551 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1567
888 km or 552 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1444
925 km or 575 mi	Moroni	$1196
975 km or 606 mi	Nampula	$933
998 km or 620 mi	Pemba	$1511
1047 km or 650 mi	Bambous	$747
1052 km or 654 mi	Quatre Bornes	$688
1054 km or 655 mi	Port Louis	$802
1058 km or 657 mi	Curepipe	$871
1058 km or 658 mi	Triolet	$819
1068 km or 664 mi	Goodlands	$810
1077 km or 669 mi	Centre de Flacq	$665
1078 km or 670 mi	Mahebourg	$820
1128 km or 701 mi	Quelimane	$691
1315 km or 817 mi	Mulanje	$456
1333 km or 828 mi	Beira	$952
1353 km or 841 mi	Zomba	$452
1373 km or 853 mi	Blantyre	$495
1396 km or 868 mi	Mangochi	$494
1441 km or 896 mi	Ntcheu	$489
1448 km or 900 mi	Monkey Bay	$516
1479 km or 919 mi	Chimoio	$875
1509 km or 937 mi	Tete	$792
1561 km or 970 mi	Mutare	$754
1564 km or 972 mi	Lilongwe	$587

Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$494
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$912
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$1014
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$882
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$902
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$875
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$784
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$851
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$965
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$997
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$1015
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$1104
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$912
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$742
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$1031
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$950
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$938
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$994
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$872
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$811
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$660
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$611
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$903
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$723
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$691
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$615
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$549
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$691
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$663
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$590
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$953
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$632