Antananarivo vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1528
$2565
🏠 One person rent
$205
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$516
$852
🍽️ Food expenses
$178
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.3
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$131
$477
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
13
95
😀 Quality of life
36
63
🏙️ Population
1.28M
11.5M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 49% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 8538th and 5616th ($519 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Madagascar and Brazil, respectively. Check Madagascar vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Antananarivo compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 7340th and 4573rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Antananarivo Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.31
$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.36
$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.95
☕ Cappuccino
$1.07
$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.4
$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$618
$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$375
$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.4
$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.4
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$490
$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.99
$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.65
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.78
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.38
$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.31
$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.62
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.62
$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.35
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.7
$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.3
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11512
$13135

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Distance City Cost of living
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$348
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$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
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$716
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$665
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$691
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$674
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$644
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$686
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$657
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$573
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$663
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$640
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$627
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$738
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$640
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$639
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$643
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$640
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$639
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$631
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$633
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$621
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$656
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$606
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$647
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$645
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$641
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$679
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$636
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$639
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$661
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$674
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$640
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$698
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$742
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$595
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$630
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$653
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$746
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$650
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$638
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$629