Antananarivo vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$600
$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1828
$2371
🏠 One person rent
$263
$436
🏘️ Family rent
$755
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$199
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.8
$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$145
$1259
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
13
69
😀 Quality of life
39
76
🏙️ Population
1.28M
1.38M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 37% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 7665th and 5668th ($600 vs $951) 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 1.3 months in Sofia. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 7272nd and 907th among best cities to live in the world.

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Antananarivo Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.87
$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.56
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$1.15
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$124
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1149
$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.3
$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.2
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$786
$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$493
$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.09
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$7.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.43
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.68
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.3
$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.88
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.49
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.51
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.65
$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.36
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.1
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.8
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11649
$7940

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$585
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$1439
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$1487
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$1417
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$1618
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$1394
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1324
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1406
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1365
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1411
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1127
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1404
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1334
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$587
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$1165
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1144
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$718
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$666
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$829
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$770
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$784
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$776
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$751
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$852
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$992
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$327
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$1014
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$326
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$363
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$332
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$332
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$335
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$993
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$970
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$645
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$367

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$598
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$865
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$533
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$852
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$660
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$719
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$712
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$702
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$602
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$563
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$661
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$626
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$581
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$495
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$531
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$760
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$691
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$576
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1027
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$977
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$813
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$641
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
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$664
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$697
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$570
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$534
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$610
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$827
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$681
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1027
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$713
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$1057
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$1177
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$704
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$733
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$616
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1001
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$692
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$619