Antananarivo vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$600
$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1828
$1413
🏠 One person rent
$263
$254
🏘️ Family rent
$755
$487
🍽️ Food expenses
$199
$189
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.8
$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$145
$681
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
13
16
😀 Quality of life
39
42
🏙️ Population
1.28M
94.9K

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 8% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 7665th and 8054th ($600 vs $558) 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 1.2 months in Mbabane. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 7272nd and 6934th 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
$3.87
$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.56
$2.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.15
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$189
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$124
$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1149
$467
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.3
$43.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.2
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57
$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
9.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$786
$311
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$493
$235
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.09
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$8.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$3.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$4.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.43
$5.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.68
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.3
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.88
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.49
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.51
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$26.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.65
$3.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$21.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.36
$4.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.1
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.8
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11649
$4606

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$353
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$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
27 km or 17 mi Manzini
$447
136 km or 85 mi Matola
$978
148 km or 92 mi Maputo
$1084
165 km or 103 mi Vryheid
$739
171 km or 106 mi Bethal
$746
179 km or 111 mi Middelburg
$866
271 km or 168 mi Springs
$631
284 km or 176 mi Benoni
$741
287 km or 178 mi Xai-Xai
$952
301 km or 187 mi Centurion
$755
304 km or 189 mi Pretoria
$783
311 km or 193 mi Sandton
$889
311 km or 193 mi Johannesburg
$908
316 km or 196 mi Randburg
$776
324 km or 201 mi Vereeniging
$637
329 km or 204 mi Soweto
$875
334 km or 207 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
348 km or 216 mi Brits
$751
370 km or 230 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
394 km or 245 mi Durban
$780
398 km or 247 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
399 km or 248 mi Rustenburg
$845
406 km or 252 mi Potchefstroom
$625
416 km or 259 mi Kroonstad
$701
451 km or 280 mi Klerksdorp
$621
461 km or 287 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
477 km or 296 mi Welkom
$682
491 km or 305 mi Maseru
$535
546 km or 339 mi Mafeteng
$511
555 km or 345 mi Mmabatho
$719
559 km or 347 mi Gaborone
$656
564 km or 350 mi Lobatse
$631
566 km or 352 mi Mahalapye
$605
576 km or 358 mi Bloemfontein
$601
585 km or 363 mi Palapye
$511
601 km or 374 mi Kanye
$633
608 km or 378 mi Molepolole
$603
628 km or 390 mi Serowe
$554
628 km or 390 mi Mthatha
$689
682 km or 424 mi Francistown
$550