Antananarivo vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Antananarivo Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$625
$960
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1760
$2412
🏠 One person rent
$261
$438
🏘️ Family rent
$650
$777
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.3
$81.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$1049
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
13
71
😀 Quality of life
40
76
🏙️ Population
1.28M
1.38M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 35% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 7428th and 5711th ($625 vs $960) 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 1.1 months in Sofia. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 7095th and 721st among best cities to live in the world.

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Antananarivo Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.21
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.1
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.43
$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$1.17
$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$389
$419
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$323
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$922
$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$457
$582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.6
$82.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.7
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.57%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$942
$2671
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$499
$1739
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.73
$27.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.71
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$7.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.96
$6.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.36
$3.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.99
$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.6
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.54
$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.85
$2.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$8.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.46
$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.4
$68.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$82
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$204
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5139
$7512

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$1507
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$509
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$1222
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$1220
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$1214
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1261
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1355
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1232
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1265
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1222
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1262
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1030
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1312
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1253
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$510
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$1042
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1170
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$683
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$647
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$775
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$590
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$636
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$657
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$711
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$702
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$1023
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$593
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$985
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$594
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$520
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$587
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$585
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$594
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$1032
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$995
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$801
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$680

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$513
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$861
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$571
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$768
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$574
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$630
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$621
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$571
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$447
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$506
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$500
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$579
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$472
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$461
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$420
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$688
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$636
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$527
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$991
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$841
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$688
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$540
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$552
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$441
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$738
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$498
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$407
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$603
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1022
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$506
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$876
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$555
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$989
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1061
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$463
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$546
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$524
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1114
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$484
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$521