Antananarivo vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Antananarivo	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$600	$2741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1828	$6649
🏠 One person rent	$263	$1620
🏘️ Family rent	$755	$3006
🍽️ Food expenses	$199	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.8	$408
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$145	$3743
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	13	99
😀 Quality of life	39	98
🏙️ Population	1.28M	4.84M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 78% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 7665th and 318th ($600 vs $2741) 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 0.2 months in Antananarivo compared to 1.4 months in Sydney. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 7272nd and 3rd 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	$3.87	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.6	$69.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.56	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$6.69
☕ Cappuccino	$1.15	$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$1859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$124	$1319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1149	$3954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$537	$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.3	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.2	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57	$53.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.86%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$786	$17057
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$493	$10833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.09	$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.13	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.39	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.77	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.43	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.68	$5.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.3	$28.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.88	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.49	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.51	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.81	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.65	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$55.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.36	$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.1	$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.8	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$134	$2005
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11649	$17934

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Cities near Antananarivo

Distance	City	Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi	Antsirabe	$353
217 km or 135 mi	Toamasina	$461
633 km or 393 mi	Toliara	$428
727 km or 452 mi	Mamoudzou	$1506
809 km or 503 mi	Domoni	$585
842 km or 523 mi	Le Port	$1439
842 km or 523 mi	Saint-Paul	$1487
846 km or 526 mi	La Possession	$1417
848 km or 527 mi	Saint-Leu	$1618
856 km or 532 mi	Saint-Denis	$1394
872 km or 542 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1324
873 km or 542 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1406
874 km or 543 mi	Le Tampon	$1365
879 km or 546 mi	Saint-Andre	$1411
884 km or 549 mi	Nacala	$1127
887 km or 551 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1404
888 km or 552 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1334
925 km or 575 mi	Moroni	$587
975 km or 606 mi	Nampula	$1165
998 km or 620 mi	Pemba	$1144
1047 km or 650 mi	Bambous	$718
1052 km or 654 mi	Quatre Bornes	$666
1054 km or 655 mi	Port Louis	$829
1058 km or 657 mi	Curepipe	$770
1058 km or 658 mi	Triolet	$784
1068 km or 664 mi	Goodlands	$776
1077 km or 669 mi	Centre de Flacq	$751
1078 km or 670 mi	Mahebourg	$852
1128 km or 701 mi	Quelimane	$992
1315 km or 817 mi	Mulanje	$327
1333 km or 828 mi	Beira	$1014
1353 km or 841 mi	Zomba	$326
1373 km or 853 mi	Blantyre	$363
1396 km or 868 mi	Mangochi	$332
1441 km or 896 mi	Ntcheu	$332
1448 km or 900 mi	Monkey Bay	$335
1479 km or 919 mi	Chimoio	$993
1509 km or 937 mi	Tete	$970
1561 km or 970 mi	Mutare	$645
1564 km or 972 mi	Lilongwe	$367

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$1998
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2348
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1903
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1691
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1430
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1461
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1610
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1723
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1463
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2604
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1404
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1354
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1669
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1672
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1707
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2011
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1719
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1716
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1317
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1693
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1785
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1702
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2356
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1746
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1707
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1708
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2356
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1658
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1881
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1688
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1327
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1816