Antananarivo vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Antananarivo	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$507	$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1468	$1686
🏠 One person rent	$182	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$553
🍽️ Food expenses	$178	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.7	$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$85.4	$1598
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	13	63
😀 Quality of life	35	38
🏙️ Population	1.28M	1.27M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 45% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 8589th and 5917th ($507 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 10th in South Africa, while ranked 7515th and 7204th 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	$3.19	$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.8	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.23	$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$1.13	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$315	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$43.3	$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$427	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.7	$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.87%	11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$624	$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$480	$691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.13	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.03	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$8.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.23	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.71	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.82	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.44	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.53	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.73	$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.2	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.4	$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.26	$3
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.7	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.4	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$77.3	$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11211	$3805

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Antananarivo

Distance	City	Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi	Antsirabe	$352
217 km or 135 mi	Toamasina	$447
633 km or 393 mi	Toliara	$389
727 km or 452 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
809 km or 503 mi	Domoni	$1100
842 km or 523 mi	Le Port	$1400
842 km or 523 mi	Saint-Paul	$1459
846 km or 526 mi	La Possession	$1371
848 km or 527 mi	Saint-Leu	$1575
856 km or 532 mi	Saint-Denis	$1322
872 km or 542 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1397
873 km or 542 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1358
874 km or 543 mi	Le Tampon	$1396
879 km or 546 mi	Saint-Andre	$1368
884 km or 549 mi	Nacala	$1150
887 km or 551 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1379
888 km or 552 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1296
925 km or 575 mi	Moroni	$1105
975 km or 606 mi	Nampula	$872
998 km or 620 mi	Pemba	$1506
1047 km or 650 mi	Bambous	$745
1052 km or 654 mi	Quatre Bornes	$671
1054 km or 655 mi	Port Louis	$812
1058 km or 657 mi	Curepipe	$712
1058 km or 658 mi	Triolet	$808
1068 km or 664 mi	Goodlands	$796
1077 km or 669 mi	Centre de Flacq	$667
1078 km or 670 mi	Mahebourg	$785
1128 km or 701 mi	Quelimane	$675
1315 km or 817 mi	Mulanje	$461
1333 km or 828 mi	Beira	$1003
1353 km or 841 mi	Zomba	$457
1373 km or 853 mi	Blantyre	$507
1396 km or 868 mi	Mangochi	$493
1441 km or 896 mi	Ntcheu	$492
1448 km or 900 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
1479 km or 919 mi	Chimoio	$947
1509 km or 937 mi	Tete	$825
1561 km or 970 mi	Mutare	$752
1564 km or 972 mi	Lilongwe	$587

Cities near Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$993
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$837
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$953
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$672
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$785
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$807
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$678
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$906
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$820
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$889
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$784
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$768
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$795
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$748
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$780
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$665
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$691
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$664
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$628
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$562
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$763
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$621
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$442
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$567
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$814
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$540
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$583
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$964
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$1068
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$809
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$624
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003