Antananarivo vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1414
$1577
🏠 One person rent
$217
$285
🏘️ Family rent
$341
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.8
$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$110
$299
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
13
16
😀 Quality of life
41
44
🏙️ Population
1.28M
76.2K

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 14% less expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 8275th and 7572nd ($564 vs $652) 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 0.5 months in Mbabane. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 7753rd and 7373rd 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
$3.36
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$2.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.04
☕ Cappuccino
$1.52
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$89.7
$185
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$163
$336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.6
$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.4
$80.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$31.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.44%
11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$699
$380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$586
$285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.08
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$29.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.86
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$5.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$5.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.04
$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.96
$4.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.4
$4.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.3
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.6
$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9859
$5212

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Distance City Cost of living
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
27 km or 17 mi Manzini
$511
136 km or 85 mi Matola
$916
148 km or 92 mi Maputo
$966
165 km or 103 mi Vryheid
$912
171 km or 106 mi Bethal
$910
179 km or 111 mi Middelburg
$899
271 km or 168 mi Springs
$792
284 km or 176 mi Benoni
$892
287 km or 178 mi Xai-Xai
$950
301 km or 187 mi Centurion
$967
304 km or 189 mi Pretoria
$1049
311 km or 193 mi Sandton
$1089
311 km or 193 mi Johannesburg
$1171
316 km or 196 mi Randburg
$958
324 km or 201 mi Vereeniging
$765
329 km or 204 mi Soweto
$1057
334 km or 207 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
348 km or 216 mi Brits
$950
370 km or 230 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
394 km or 245 mi Durban
$948
398 km or 247 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
399 km or 248 mi Rustenburg
$1017
406 km or 252 mi Potchefstroom
$791
416 km or 259 mi Kroonstad
$875
451 km or 280 mi Klerksdorp
$826
461 km or 287 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
477 km or 296 mi Welkom
$826
491 km or 305 mi Maseru
$681
546 km or 339 mi Mafeteng
$630
555 km or 345 mi Mmabatho
$901
559 km or 347 mi Gaborone
$731
564 km or 350 mi Lobatse
$697
566 km or 352 mi Mahalapye
$628
576 km or 358 mi Bloemfontein
$763
585 km or 363 mi Palapye
$551
601 km or 374 mi Kanye
$694
608 km or 378 mi Molepolole
$662
628 km or 390 mi Serowe
$583
628 km or 390 mi Mthatha
$952
682 km or 424 mi Francistown
$633