Antananarivo vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$604
$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1515
$2409
🏠 One person rent
$241
$322
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$515
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$552
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.8
$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$111
$271
😷 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 40% less expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 7948th and 5493rd ($604 vs $1011) 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 7675th and 8825th 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
$3.19
$25.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.4
$35.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.92
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$308
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$567
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$188
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.6
$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$81.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.5
$69.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.75%
7.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$686
$1893
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$599
$1191
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$1.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.95
$47.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$9.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.75
$20.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$25.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.36
$8.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.68
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.74
$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.59
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.3
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.53
$20.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.56
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.1
$34.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.6
$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$39.8
$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11359
$2877

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$1196
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$1615
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$1663
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1584
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$1762
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1503
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1575
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1551
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1559
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1563
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1167
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1567
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1444
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$1196
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$933
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1511
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$747
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$688
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$802
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$871
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$819
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$810
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$665
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$820
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$691
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$456
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$952
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$452
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$495
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$494
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$489
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$516
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$875
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$792
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$754
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$587

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Distance City Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi Trindade
$1013
256 km or 159 mi Port-Gentil
$698
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$743
375 km or 233 mi Bata
$1209
443 km or 275 mi Malabo
$1272
492 km or 306 mi Port Harcourt
$559
494 km or 307 mi Limbe
$738
509 km or 316 mi Buea
$627
529 km or 328 mi Douala
$1156
537 km or 333 mi Aba
$591
543 km or 337 mi Calabar
$373
565 km or 351 mi Kumba
$821
574 km or 356 mi Owerri
$1364
584 km or 363 mi Umuahia
$773
587 km or 365 mi Warri
$786
649 km or 403 mi Onitsha
$795
653 km or 406 mi Awka
$693
660 km or 410 mi Yaounde
$666
677 km or 421 mi Benin
$627
684 km or 425 mi Enugu
$564
702 km or 436 mi Bafoussam
$759
730 km or 454 mi Bamenda
$699
772 km or 480 mi Owo
$531
774 km or 481 mi Lagos
$946
788 km or 490 mi Akure
$488
806 km or 501 mi Pointe-Noire
$578
822 km or 511 mi Porto-Novo
$768
824 km or 512 mi Cotonou
$830
827 km or 514 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
829 km or 515 mi Ife
$670
845 km or 525 mi Ibadan
$658
846 km or 526 mi Abeokuta
$995
861 km or 535 mi Osogbo
$575
884 km or 549 mi Kayes
$533
889 km or 552 mi Lome
$759
890 km or 553 mi Oyo
$639
892 km or 555 mi Cabinda
$673
907 km or 564 mi Madingou
$531
924 km or 574 mi Gamboma
$531
926 km or 575 mi Abomey
$596