Antananarivo vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$1329
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1414
$3277
🏠 One person rent
$217
$682
🏘️ Family rent
$341
$1187
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.8
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$110
$1229
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
13
71
😀 Quality of life
41
78
🏙️ Population
1.28M
1.21M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 58% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 8275th and 4516th ($564 vs $1329) 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 0.9 months in Sofia. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 7753rd and 995th among best cities to live in the world.

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Antananarivo Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.36
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.52
$2.91
🥤 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
$702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$89.7
$541
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$1253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$163
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.6
$95
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.4
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.44%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$699
$4234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$586
$2831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.08
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$9.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.86
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$8.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.04
$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.96
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.4
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.3
$81.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.6
$698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9859
$11223

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$1237
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$1624
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$1681
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$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

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$713
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$763
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$717
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$871
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$787
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$704
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$878
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$857
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$617
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$680
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$683
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$733
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$705
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$665
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$593
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$887
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$694
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$619
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1108
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$1002
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$983
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$716
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$759
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$571
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$708
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$769
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$609
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$695
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1031
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$724
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1069
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$759
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$1122
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$1272
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$851
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$948
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$607
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1041
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$678
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$784