Antananarivo vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$1200
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1528
$2937
🏠 One person rent
$205
$540
🏘️ Family rent
$516
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$178
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.3
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$131
$801
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
13
91
😀 Quality of life
36
78
🏙️ Population
1.28M
6.26M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 57% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 8538th and 4604th ($519 vs $1200) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Madagascar and Chile, respectively. Check Madagascar vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Antananarivo compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 7340th and 705th among best cities to live in the world.

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Antananarivo Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.31
$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.36
$8.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$3.52
☕ Cappuccino
$1.07
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.4
$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$618
$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$375
$774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.4
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.4
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$2689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$490
$2861
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.99
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.65
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.78
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.38
$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.31
$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.62
$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.62
$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.35
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.7
$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.3
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11512
$7298

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$348
217 km or 135 mi Toamasina
$457
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$403
727 km or 452 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
809 km or 503 mi Domoni
$1093
842 km or 523 mi Le Port
$1481
842 km or 523 mi Saint-Paul
$1538
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1441
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1665
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1397
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1454
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1432
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1457
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1444
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1394
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1451
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1371
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$1091
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$1190
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1500
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$767
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$674
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$826
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$701
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$804
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$796
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$789
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$777
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$670
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$500
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$1000
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$498
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$591
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$516
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$515
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$526
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$953
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$834
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$662
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$582

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$854
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$957
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$800
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$752
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$844
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$922
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$905
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$908
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1135
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$932
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$959
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$903
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$788
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$608
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$599
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$609
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$602
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$849
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$441
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$881
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$894
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$658
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$819
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$649
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$852
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$853
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$729
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$798
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$734
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$922
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$852
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$650
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$842
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$743
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$630
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$836
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$823
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$824
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$613
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$534