Antananarivo vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$600
$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1828
$2664
🏠 One person rent
$263
$480
🏘️ Family rent
$755
$881
🍽️ Food expenses
$199
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.8
$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$145
$460
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
13
95
😀 Quality of life
39
64
🏙️ Population
1.28M
12.4M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 42% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 7665th and 5031st ($600 vs $1042) 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 0.2 months in Antananarivo compared to 0.4 months in Sao Paulo. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 7272nd and 4799th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Sao Paulo

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Antananarivo Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.87
$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.56
$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$1.15
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$560
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$124
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1149
$1043
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$696
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.3
$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.2
$93.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57
$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
10.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$786
$2704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$493
$1879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.09
$50.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$8.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.43
$9.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.68
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.3
$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.88
$5.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.49
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.51
$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.65
$7.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.36
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.1
$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.8
$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11649
$12031

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$353
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$461
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$428
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$1506
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$585
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$768
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$695
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$733
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$744
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$680
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$690
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$766
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$600
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$711
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$668
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$661
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$669
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$674
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$669
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$695
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$645
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$682
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$663
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$680
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$651
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$699
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$652
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$652
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$675
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$680
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$662
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$670
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$677
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$687
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$700
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$678
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$761
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$763
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$662
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$657
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$558
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$813
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$649
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$678
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$659