Antananarivo vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$604
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1515
$2811
🏠 One person rent
$241
$648
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$1139
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.8
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$111
$769
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
13
100
😀 Quality of life
41
73
🏙️ Population
1.28M
21.9M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 46% less expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 7948th and 4987th ($604 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Madagascar and China, respectively. Check Madagascar vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Antananarivo compared to 0.7 months in Beijing. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Beijing ranked 14th in China, while ranked 7675th and 2361st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Beijing

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Antananarivo Beijing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.19
$4.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.4
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.92
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$3.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$308
$965
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$510
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$567
$1738
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$188
$909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.6
$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.5
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.75%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$686
$12536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$599
$6136
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.95
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$4.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.75
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.36
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.68
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.74
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.59
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.3
$54.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.53
$8.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.56
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.1
$62.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.6
$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$39.8
$621
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11359
$25910

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$1615
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$1663
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$1584
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$1762
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$1503
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$1575
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1551
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1559
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1563
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1167
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1567
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1444
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$1196
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$933
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1511
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$747
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$688
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$802
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$871
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$819
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$810
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$665
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$820
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$691
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$456
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$952
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$452
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$495
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$494
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$489
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$516
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$875
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$792
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$754
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$587

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$740
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$764
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$800
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$666
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$666
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$682
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$586
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$697
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$480
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$672
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$720
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$576
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$722
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$623
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$645
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$541
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$556
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$648
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$645
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$574
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$525
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$541
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$646
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$541
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$539
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$541
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$480
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$599
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$521
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$789
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$522
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$589
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$511
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$676
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$684
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$634
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$579
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$665
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$759