Antananarivo vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1528
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$205
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$516
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$178
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.3
$92.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$131
$1724
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
13
62
😀 Quality of life
36
39
🏙️ Population
1.28M
1.27M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 47% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 8538th and 5883rd ($519 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Madagascar and South Africa, respectively. Check Madagascar vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Antananarivo compared to 1.8 months in Soweto. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Soweto ranked 11th in South Africa, while ranked 7340th and 7063rd 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
$3.31
$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.36
$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.03
☕ Cappuccino
$1.07
$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.4
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$618
$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$375
$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.4
$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.4
$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
11.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$490
$735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.99
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.65
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.78
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.38
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.31
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$3.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.62
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.62
$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.35
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.7
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.3
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11512
$4830

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$348
217 km or 135 mi Toamasina
$457
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$403
727 km or 452 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
809 km or 503 mi Domoni
$1093
842 km or 523 mi Le Port
$1481
842 km or 523 mi Saint-Paul
$1538
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1441
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1665
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1397
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1454
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1432
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1457
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1444
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1394
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1451
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1371
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$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
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$953
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$834
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$662
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$582

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1079
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$874
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$997
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$717
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$822
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$838
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$696
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$909
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$848
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$717
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$943
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$689
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$819
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$788
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$841
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$774
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$809
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$692
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$718
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$690
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$654
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$623
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$791
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$627
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$459
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$696
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$663
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$581
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$859
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$554
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$600
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$1003
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1116
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$834
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$585
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$1045