Antananarivo vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Antananarivo	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$507	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1468	$2532
🏠 One person rent	$182	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$178	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.7	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$85.4	$581
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	13	95
😀 Quality of life	35	65
🏙️ Population	1.28M	11.5M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 48% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 8589th and 5654th ($507 vs $976) 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 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 7515th and 4281st 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	$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.8	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.23	$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$1.13	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$315	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$43.3	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$427	$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.7	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.87%	11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$624	$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$480	$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.13	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.03	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.23	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.71	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.82	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.44	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.53	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.73	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.2	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.4	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.26	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.7	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.4	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$77.3	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11211	$14254

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Cities near Antananarivo

Distance	City	Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi	Antsirabe	$352
217 km or 135 mi	Toamasina	$447
633 km or 393 mi	Toliara	$389
727 km or 452 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
809 km or 503 mi	Domoni	$1100
842 km or 523 mi	Le Port	$1400
842 km or 523 mi	Saint-Paul	$1459
846 km or 526 mi	La Possession	$1371
848 km or 527 mi	Saint-Leu	$1575
856 km or 532 mi	Saint-Denis	$1322
872 km or 542 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1397
873 km or 542 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1358
874 km or 543 mi	Le Tampon	$1396
879 km or 546 mi	Saint-Andre	$1368
884 km or 549 mi	Nacala	$1150
887 km or 551 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1379
888 km or 552 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1296
925 km or 575 mi	Moroni	$1105
975 km or 606 mi	Nampula	$872
998 km or 620 mi	Pemba	$1506
1047 km or 650 mi	Bambous	$745
1052 km or 654 mi	Quatre Bornes	$671
1054 km or 655 mi	Port Louis	$812
1058 km or 657 mi	Curepipe	$712
1058 km or 658 mi	Triolet	$808
1068 km or 664 mi	Goodlands	$796
1077 km or 669 mi	Centre de Flacq	$667
1078 km or 670 mi	Mahebourg	$785
1128 km or 701 mi	Quelimane	$675
1315 km or 817 mi	Mulanje	$461
1333 km or 828 mi	Beira	$1003
1353 km or 841 mi	Zomba	$457
1373 km or 853 mi	Blantyre	$507
1396 km or 868 mi	Mangochi	$493
1441 km or 896 mi	Ntcheu	$492
1448 km or 900 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
1479 km or 919 mi	Chimoio	$947
1509 km or 937 mi	Tete	$825
1561 km or 970 mi	Mutare	$752
1564 km or 972 mi	Lilongwe	$587

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$662
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$647
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$618
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$661
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$636
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$703
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$621
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$605
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$612
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$600
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$614
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$628
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$615
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$603
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$568
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$615
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$732
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$607
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$609
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$611