Antananarivo vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1403
$3082
🏠 One person rent
$218
$629
🏘️ Family rent
$342
$1103
🍽️ Food expenses
$190
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.3
$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$129
$1061
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
13
70
😀 Quality of life
42
78
🏙️ Population
1.28M
1.4M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 55% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 8141st and 4611th ($564 vs $1244) 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 7545th and 1070th among best cities to live in the world.

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Antananarivo Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.34
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$9.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$2.98
☕ Cappuccino
$1.45
$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$661
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.4
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$1209
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$144
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.5
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.1
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.59%
3.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$3978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$563
$2572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.13
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.92
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$9.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.91
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.93
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.69
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37
$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.14
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.6
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.36
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.9
$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.4
$659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8558
$9717

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$493
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$1624
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$1207
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$1590
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$1641
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1561
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1751
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1535
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1595
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1546
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1576
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1560
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1168
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1561
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1445
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$1207
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$935
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1511
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$774
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$727
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$831
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$842
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$834
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$822
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$692
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$812
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$692
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$461
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$996
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$458
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$506
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$496
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$493
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$519
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$916
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$820
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$755
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$592

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Distance City Cost of living
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$730
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$766
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$707
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$854
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$776
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$667
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$836
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$819
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$575
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$642
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$668
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$702
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$670
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$643
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$572
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$849
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$655
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1080
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$964
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$909
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$703
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$752
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$557
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$678
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$720
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$592
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$675
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$996
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$692
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1048
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$699
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1091
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$828
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$918
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$591
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1013
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$667
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$777