Antananarivo vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Antananarivo	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$564	$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1414	$2482
🏠 One person rent	$217	$323
🏘️ Family rent	$341	$512
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.8	$40.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$110	$248
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	13	1
😀 Quality of life	41	29
🏙️ Population	1.28M	65.5K

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 46% less expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 8275th and 5349th ($564 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Madagascar and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Madagascar vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Antananarivo compared to 0.2 months in Sao Tome. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 7753rd and 8862nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Sao Tome

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	Antananarivo	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.36	$29.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.4	$33.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.59	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.71
☕ Cappuccino	$1.52	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$89.7	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$518	$490
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$163	$338
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.6	$46.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.4	$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.6	$72.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.44%	7.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$699	$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$586	$1094
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$1.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.08	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$5.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$25.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.93	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.04	$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.59	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.96	$4.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.61	$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.56	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.25	$21.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.9	$22.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.3	$34.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78	$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$46.6	$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9859	$3421

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Cities near Antananarivo

Distance	City	Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi	Antsirabe	$496
217 km or 135 mi	Toamasina	$481
633 km or 393 mi	Toliara	$460
727 km or 452 mi	Mamoudzou	$1652
809 km or 503 mi	Domoni	$1237
842 km or 523 mi	Le Port	$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

Cities near Sao Tome

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Trindade	$1042
256 km or 159 mi	Port-Gentil	$699
303 km or 188 mi	Libreville	$745
375 km or 233 mi	Bata	$1239
443 km or 275 mi	Malabo	$1344
492 km or 306 mi	Port Harcourt	$618
494 km or 307 mi	Limbe	$750
509 km or 316 mi	Buea	$641
529 km or 328 mi	Douala	$1254
537 km or 333 mi	Aba	$601
543 km or 337 mi	Calabar	$386
565 km or 351 mi	Kumba	$834
574 km or 356 mi	Owerri	$1555
584 km or 363 mi	Umuahia	$849
587 km or 365 mi	Warri	$878
649 km or 403 mi	Onitsha	$922
653 km or 406 mi	Awka	$785
660 km or 410 mi	Yaounde	$668
677 km or 421 mi	Benin	$655
684 km or 425 mi	Enugu	$587
702 km or 436 mi	Bafoussam	$750
730 km or 454 mi	Bamenda	$687
772 km or 480 mi	Owo	$594
774 km or 481 mi	Lagos	$1022
788 km or 490 mi	Akure	$578
806 km or 501 mi	Pointe-Noire	$590
822 km or 511 mi	Porto-Novo	$741
824 km or 512 mi	Cotonou	$796
827 km or 514 mi	Ado Ekiti	$631
829 km or 515 mi	Ife	$775
845 km or 525 mi	Ibadan	$759
846 km or 526 mi	Abeokuta	$1017
861 km or 535 mi	Osogbo	$659
884 km or 549 mi	Kayes	$544
889 km or 552 mi	Lome	$802
890 km or 553 mi	Oyo	$665
892 km or 555 mi	Cabinda	$695
907 km or 564 mi	Madingou	$544
924 km or 574 mi	Gamboma	$543
926 km or 575 mi	Abomey	$612