Antananarivo vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$604
$1386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1515
$3422
🏠 One person rent
$241
$707
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$1232
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.8
$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$111
$1726
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
13
71
😀 Quality of life
41
79
🏙️ Population
1.28M
1.21M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 56% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 7948th and 4339th ($604 vs $1386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Madagascar and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Madagascar vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Antananarivo compared to 1.2 months in Sofia. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 7675th and 746th among best cities to live in the world.

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Antananarivo Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.19
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.4
$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.92
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$308
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$554
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$567
$1309
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$188
$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.6
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.5
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.75%
2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$686
$4634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$599
$3265
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.95
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.75
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$8.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.36
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.68
$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.74
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.59
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$3.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.3
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.53
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.56
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.1
$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.6
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$39.8
$728
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11359
$12236

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$1196
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$1615
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$1663
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$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
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$587

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$731
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$749
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$709
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$859
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$775
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$705
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$900
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$830
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$620
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$675
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$673
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$732
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$702
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$662
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$587
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$880
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$718
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$610
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1107
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$988
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$953
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$733
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$762
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$581
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$692
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$770
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$591
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$653
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1045
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$708
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1053
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$709
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1125
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$832
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$932
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$610
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1020
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$663
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$800