Antananarivo vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1528
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$205
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$516
$874
🍽️ Food expenses
$178
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.3
$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$131
$1389
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
13
69
😀 Quality of life
36
78
🏙️ Population
1.28M
1.4M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 50% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 8538th and 5350th ($519 vs $1043) 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 0.3 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 7340th and 707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Antananarivo Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.31
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.36
$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$1.07
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.4
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$618
$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$375
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.4
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.4
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$3253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$490
$2109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.99
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$7.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.65
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.78
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.38
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.31
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.62
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.62
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.35
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.7
$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.3
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11512
$7369

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$1481
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$1538
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$1441
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$1665
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$1397
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$1454
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1432
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$1457
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$1444
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1394
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1451
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1371
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$1091
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$1190
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1500
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$767
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$674
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$826
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$701
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$804
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$796
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$789
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$777
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$670
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$500
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$1000
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$498
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$591
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$516
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$515
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$526
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$953
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$834
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$662
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$582

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$712
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$876
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$610
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$943
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$706
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$684
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$770
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$743
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$571
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$589
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$640
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$634
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$529
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$589
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$549
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$785
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$661
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1043
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$912
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$744
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$693
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$793
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$521
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$661
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$641
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$545
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$631
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$947
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$663
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1055
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$668
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$1086
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$1223
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$692
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$737
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$624
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$985
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$685
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$668