Antananarivo vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$1115
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1414
$2824
🏠 One person rent
$217
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$341
$943
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.8
$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$110
$794
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
13
96
😀 Quality of life
41
74
🏙️ Population
1.28M
11.5M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 49% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 8275th and 5003rd ($564 vs $1115) 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 7753rd and 2408th 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
$3.36
$7.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$7.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.45
☕ Cappuccino
$1.52
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$89.7
$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$163
$769
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.6
$56.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.4
$85.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.44%
11.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$699
$2842
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$586
$2178
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.08
$49.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$7.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.86
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.04
$9.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.96
$5.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$55.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.4
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.3
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.6
$494
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9859
$16798

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$496
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$481
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$460
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$1652
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$1237
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$795
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$754
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$753
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$753
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$742
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$782
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$699
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$645
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$746
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$741
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$753
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$883
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$724
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$752
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$687
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$750
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$716
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$754
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$684
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$841
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$723
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$700
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$741
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$753
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$715
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$741
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$727
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$713
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$739
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$737
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$695
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$789
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$783
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$651
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$725
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$655
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$882
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$691
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$703
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$719