Antananarivo vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$600
$866
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1828
$2222
🏠 One person rent
$263
$280
🏘️ Family rent
$755
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$199
$462
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.8
$35.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$145
$298
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
13
1
😀 Quality of life
39
21
🏙️ Population
1.28M
71.9K

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 31% less expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 7665th and 6146th ($600 vs $866) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 0.3 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 7272nd and 8947th among best cities to live in the world.

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Antananarivo Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.87
$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.56
$9.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.65
 Cappuccino
$1.15
$1.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$124
$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1149
$625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.3
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.2
$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57
$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
7.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$786
$1364
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$493
$224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.09
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$6.64
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$24.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.43
$6.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.68
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.3
$2.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.88
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.49
$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.51
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.65
$19.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$17.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.36
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.1
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.8
$61.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11649
$3475

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$353
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$1506
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$585
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$1439
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$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
8.3 km or 5.1 mi Trindade
$866
256 km or 159 mi Port-Gentil
$651
303 km or 188 mi Libreville
$697
375 km or 233 mi Bata
$1242
443 km or 275 mi Malabo
$990
492 km or 306 mi Port Harcourt
$327
494 km or 307 mi Limbe
$683
509 km or 316 mi Buea
$587
529 km or 328 mi Douala
$1300
537 km or 333 mi Aba
$233
543 km or 337 mi Calabar
$237
565 km or 351 mi Kumba
$860
574 km or 356 mi Owerri
$507
584 km or 363 mi Umuahia
$330
587 km or 365 mi Warri
$351
649 km or 403 mi Onitsha
$354
653 km or 406 mi Awka
$325
660 km or 410 mi Yaounde
$567
677 km or 421 mi Benin
$315
684 km or 425 mi Enugu
$290
702 km or 436 mi Bafoussam
$761
730 km or 454 mi Bamenda
$436
772 km or 480 mi Owo
$272
774 km or 481 mi Lagos
$448
788 km or 490 mi Akure
$243
806 km or 501 mi Pointe-Noire
$545
822 km or 511 mi Porto-Novo
$697
824 km or 512 mi Cotonou
$732
827 km or 514 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
829 km or 515 mi Ife
$250
845 km or 525 mi Ibadan
$262
846 km or 526 mi Abeokuta
$826
861 km or 535 mi Osogbo
$310
884 km or 549 mi Kayes
$510
889 km or 552 mi Lome
$678
890 km or 553 mi Oyo
$407
892 km or 555 mi Cabinda
$749
907 km or 564 mi Madingou
$509
924 km or 574 mi Gamboma
$510
926 km or 575 mi Abomey
$677