Antananarivo vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$604
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1515
$2856
🏠 One person rent
$241
$538
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$954
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$331
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.8
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$111
$843
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
13
96
😀 Quality of life
41
75
🏙️ Population
1.28M
11.5M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 46% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 7948th and 4918th ($604 vs $1126) 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 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 7675th and 1670th 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
$3.19
$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.4
$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.92
$8.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$308
$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$405
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$567
$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$188
$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.6
$64.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$97.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.5
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.75%
11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$686
$2685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$599
$1939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.95
$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$9.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.75
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.36
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.68
$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.74
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.59
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.3
$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.53
$9.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.56
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.1
$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.6
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$39.8
$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11359
$15990

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$533
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$511
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$493
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$1603
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$1196
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$1615
842 km or 523 mi Saint-Paul
$1663
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1584
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1762
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1503
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1575
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1551
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1559
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1563
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1167
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1567
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1444
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$1196
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$933
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1511
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$747
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$688
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$802
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$871
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$819
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$810
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$665
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$820
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$691
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$456
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$952
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$452
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$495
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$494
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$489
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$516
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$875
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$792
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$754
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$587

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$821
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$759
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$783
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$765
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$700
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$793
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$713
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$664
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$737
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$713
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$761
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$886
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$716
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$715
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$737
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$752
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$717
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$753
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$720
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$848
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$746
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$699
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$747
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$713
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$722
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$752
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$733
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$723
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$706
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$721
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$710
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$794
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$776
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$673
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$728
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$687
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$901
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$700
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$716
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$720