Antananarivo vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$600
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1828
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$263
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$755
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$199
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.8
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$145
$1509
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
13
62
😀 Quality of life
39
44
🏙️ Population
1.28M
1.27M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 31% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 7665th and 6110th ($600 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Madagascar and South Africa, respectively. Check Madagascar vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Antananarivo compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 7272nd and 6750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Soweto

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Antananarivo Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.87
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.56
$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.15
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$124
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1149
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.3
$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.2
$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$786
$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$493
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.09
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$9.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.43
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.68
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.3
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.88
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.49
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.51
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.65
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.36
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.1
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.8
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11649
$2867

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$353
217 km or 135 mi Toamasina
$461
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$428
727 km or 452 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
809 km or 503 mi Domoni
$585
842 km or 523 mi Le Port
$1439
842 km or 523 mi Saint-Paul
$1487
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1417
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1618
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$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
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$367

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$908
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$776
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$889
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$637
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$741
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$755
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$631
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$783
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$751
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$625
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$845
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$621
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$746
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$701
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$866
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$682
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$719
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$631
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$656
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$633
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$603
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$558
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$739
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$535
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$447
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$601
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$511
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$753
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$511
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$554
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$978
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1084
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$780
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$550
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$952