Antananarivo vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Antananarivo	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$519	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1528	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$205	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$516	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$178	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.3	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$131	$4399
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	13	99
😀 Quality of life	36	99
🏙️ Population	1.28M	4.84M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 81% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 8538th and 312th ($519 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Madagascar and Australia, respectively. Check Madagascar vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Antananarivo compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 7340th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Sydney

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	Antananarivo	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.31	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.6	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.36	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$1.07	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$65.4	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$618	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$375	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.4	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.4	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.86%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$785	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$490	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.99	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.12	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.65	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.78	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.38	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.67	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.31	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.91	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.47	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.62	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.81	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.62	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.3	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.35	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.3	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$131	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11512	$18951

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Cities near Antananarivo

Distance	City	Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi	Antsirabe	$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

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754