Antananarivo vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1528
$2258
🏠 One person rent
$205
$282
🏘️ Family rent
$516
$610
🍽️ Food expenses
$178
$469
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.3
$37.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$131
$267
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
13
1
😀 Quality of life
36
22
🏙️ Population
1.28M
65.5K

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 41% less expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 8538th and 6193rd ($519 vs $878) 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 0.3 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 7340th and 8799th 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
$3.31
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.36
$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.1
☕ Cappuccino
$1.07
$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.4
$195
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$618
$628
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$375
$496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$39.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.4
$61
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.4
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
7.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$1459
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$490
$231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.99
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.65
$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.78
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.38
$6.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.31
$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.62
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.62
$19.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$17.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.35
$4.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.7
$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.3
$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11512
$3719

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$348
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$457
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$403
727 km or 452 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
809 km or 503 mi Domoni
$1093
842 km or 523 mi Le Port
$1481
842 km or 523 mi Saint-Paul
$1538
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1441
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1665
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1397
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1454
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1432
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1457
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1444
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1394
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1451
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1371
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$1091
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$1190
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1500
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$767
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$674
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$826
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$701
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$804
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$796
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$789
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$777
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$670
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$500
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$1000
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$498
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$591
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$516
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$515
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$526
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$953
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$834
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$662
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$582

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Distance City Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi Trindade
$879
256 km or 159 mi Port-Gentil
$659
303 km or 188 mi Libreville
$702
375 km or 233 mi Bata
$1201
443 km or 275 mi Malabo
$812
492 km or 306 mi Port Harcourt
$651
494 km or 307 mi Limbe
$710
509 km or 316 mi Buea
$655
529 km or 328 mi Douala
$1368
537 km or 333 mi Aba
$638
543 km or 337 mi Calabar
$374
565 km or 351 mi Kumba
$933
574 km or 356 mi Owerri
$1686
584 km or 363 mi Umuahia
$906
587 km or 365 mi Warri
$886
649 km or 403 mi Onitsha
$1036
653 km or 406 mi Awka
$846
660 km or 410 mi Yaounde
$764
677 km or 421 mi Benin
$537
684 km or 425 mi Enugu
$469
702 km or 436 mi Bafoussam
$794
730 km or 454 mi Bamenda
$714
772 km or 480 mi Owo
$658
774 km or 481 mi Lagos
$1133
788 km or 490 mi Akure
$635
806 km or 501 mi Pointe-Noire
$578
822 km or 511 mi Porto-Novo
$710
824 km or 512 mi Cotonou
$755
827 km or 514 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
829 km or 515 mi Ife
$774
845 km or 525 mi Ibadan
$759
846 km or 526 mi Abeokuta
$1019
861 km or 535 mi Osogbo
$704
884 km or 549 mi Kayes
$531
889 km or 552 mi Lome
$711
890 km or 553 mi Oyo
$699
892 km or 555 mi Cabinda
$686
907 km or 564 mi Madingou
$531
924 km or 574 mi Gamboma
$531
926 km or 575 mi Abomey
$617