Antananarivo vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1414
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$217
$620
🏘️ Family rent
$341
$639
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.8
$99.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$110
$1631
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
13
63
😀 Quality of life
41
48
🏙️ Population
1.28M
1.27M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 47% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 8275th and 5251st ($564 vs $1057) 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 1.5 months in Soweto. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Soweto ranked 8th in South Africa, while ranked 7753rd and 6890th 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
$3.36
$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$1.52
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$942
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$89.7
$394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$163
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.6
$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.4
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.44%
11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$699
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$586
$779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.08
$35.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$9.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.86
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.04
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.96
$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$0.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.4
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.3
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.6
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9859
$4370

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$496
217 km or 135 mi Toamasina
$481
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$460
727 km or 452 mi Mamoudzou
$1652
809 km or 503 mi Domoni
$1237
842 km or 523 mi Le Port
$1624
842 km or 523 mi Saint-Paul
$1681
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1600
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1795
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1562
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1640
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1588
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1618
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1597
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1181
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1602
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1468
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$1233
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$935
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1521
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$749
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$697
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$812
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$819
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$815
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$807
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$672
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$796
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$692
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$461
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$1000
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$458
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$505
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$496
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$495
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$521
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$924
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$828
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$764
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$591

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1171
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$958
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1089
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$765
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$892
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$967
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$792
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1049
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$791
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$1017
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$826
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$910
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$875
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$899
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$826
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$901
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$697
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$731
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$694
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$662
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$652
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$912
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$681
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$511
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$763
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$628
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$630
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$927
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$551
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$583
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$916
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$966
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$948
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$633
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$950