Antananarivo vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$984
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1403
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$218
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$342
$581
🍽️ Food expenses
$190
$247
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.3
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$129
$1672
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
13
63
😀 Quality of life
42
45
🏙️ Population
1.28M
1.27M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 43% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 8141st and 5704th ($564 vs $984) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 7545th and 7050th 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
$3.34
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$2
☕ Cappuccino
$1.45
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$867
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.4
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$144
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$69.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.5
$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.1
$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.59%
11.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$563
$724
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.13
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.92
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$6.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.91
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.93
$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.69
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$2.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$0.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.14
$6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.6
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.36
$3.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.9
$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.4
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8558
$3811

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Distance City Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi Antsirabe
$493
217 km or 135 mi Toamasina
$476
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$453
727 km or 452 mi Mamoudzou
$1624
809 km or 503 mi Domoni
$1207
842 km or 523 mi Le Port
$1590
842 km or 523 mi Saint-Paul
$1641
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1561
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1751
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1535
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1595
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1546
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1576
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1560
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1168
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1561
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1445
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$1207
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$935
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1511
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$774
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$727
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$831
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$842
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$834
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$822
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$692
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$812
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$692
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$461
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$996
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$458
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$506
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$496
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$493
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$519
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$916
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$820
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$755
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$592

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1082
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$890
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$984
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$706
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$826
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$892
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$740
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$975
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$875
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$731
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$940
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$762
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$838
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$808
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$830
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$762
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$833
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$637
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$668
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$637
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$607
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$599
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$827
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$650
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$469
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$698
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$577
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$598
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$861
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$514
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$536
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$908
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$915
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$892
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$587
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$915