Antananarivo vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1403
$2721
🏠 One person rent
$218
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$342
$858
🍽️ Food expenses
$190
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.3
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$129
$844
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
13
91
😀 Quality of life
42
81
🏙️ Population
1.28M
6.26M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 49% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 8141st and 4939th ($564 vs $1108) 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 0.2 months in Antananarivo compared to 0.8 months in Santiago. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 7545th and 672nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Antananarivo Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.34
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$3.49
☕ Cappuccino
$1.45
$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.4
$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$896
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$144
$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.5
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.1
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.59%
5.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$2583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$563
$3493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.13
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.92
$41.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.91
$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.93
$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.69
$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37
$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.14
$6.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.6
$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.36
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.9
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.4
$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8558
$9190

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Distance City Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi Antsirabe
$493
217 km or 135 mi Toamasina
$476
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$453
727 km or 452 mi Mamoudzou
$1624
809 km or 503 mi Domoni
$1207
842 km or 523 mi Le Port
$1590
842 km or 523 mi Saint-Paul
$1641
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1561
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1751
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1535
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1595
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1546
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1576
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1560
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1168
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1561
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1445
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$1207
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$935
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1511
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$774
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$727
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$831
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$842
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$834
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$822
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$692
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$812
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$692
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$461
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$996
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$458
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$506
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$496
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$493
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$519
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$916
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$820
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$755
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$592

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$768
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$874
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$760
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$714
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$780
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$839
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$849
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$845
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1065
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$885
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$908
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$911
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$752
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$877
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$897
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$877
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$838
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$821
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$639
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$806
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$848
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$578
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$724
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$666
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$829
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$833
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$756
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$746
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$657
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$874
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$801
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$750
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$800
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$840
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$752
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$800
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$819
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$798
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$571
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$827