Antananarivo vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Antananarivo	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$564	$1191
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1414	$2945
🏠 One person rent	$217	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$341	$934
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.8	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$110	$881
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	13	92
😀 Quality of life	41	80
🏙️ Population	1.28M	6.26M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 53% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 8275th and 4795th ($564 vs $1191) 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 0.7 months in Santiago. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 7753rd and 688th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Santiago

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	Antananarivo	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.36	$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.4	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.59	$8.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$4
☕ Cappuccino	$1.52	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$89.7	$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$518	$1028
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$163	$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.6	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.4	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.6	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.44%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$699	$2897
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$586	$3070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.08	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$8.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$7.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.93	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.04	$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.59	$6.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.96	$4.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.61	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.56	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.25	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.9	$46.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.3	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78	$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$46.6	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9859	$10578

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Cities near Antananarivo

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

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$848
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$966
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$840
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$790
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$879
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$930
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$941
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$943
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1180
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$974
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$987
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$1008
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$826
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$895
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$907
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$893
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$860
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$921
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$642
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$900
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$935
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$589
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$804
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$740
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$915
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$929
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$764
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$830
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$747
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$973
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$897
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$759
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$887
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$938
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$768
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$893
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$916
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$891
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$577
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$849