Antananarivo vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Antananarivo	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$600	$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1828	$2103
🏠 One person rent	$263	$389
🏘️ Family rent	$755	$788
🍽️ Food expenses	$199	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.8	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$145	$733
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	13	82
😀 Quality of life	39	66
🏙️ Population	1.28M	5.38M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 26% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 7665th and 6353rd ($600 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Madagascar and Russia, respectively. Check Madagascar vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Antananarivo compared to 0.9 months in Saint Petersburg. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 7272nd and 4239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Saint Petersburg

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	Antananarivo	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.87	$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.6	$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.56	$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$2.78
☕ Cappuccino	$1.15	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$124	$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1149	$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$537	$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.3	$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.2	$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57	$5.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.86%	11.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$786	$3262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$493	$1917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.09	$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$6.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.13	$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.39	$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.77	$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.43	$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.68	$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.3	$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.88	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.49	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.51	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.81	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.65	$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.36	$8.06
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.1	$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.8	$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$134	$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11649	$6504

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Cities near Antananarivo

Distance	City	Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi	Antsirabe	$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

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$814
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$906
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1121
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$694
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1358
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$933
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1366
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1349
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1376
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1218
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$920
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1330
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1277
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$461
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1163
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1396
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1491
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1089
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1632
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1736
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1403
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1498
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$532
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1825
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1194
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1499
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1291
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1907
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1464
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1335
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$909
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1519
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1317
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1257
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1414
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1475
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1363
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1570
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$982
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1438