Antananarivo vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$1044
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1414
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$217
$596
🏘️ Family rent
$341
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.8
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$110
$711
😷 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 8275th and 5341st ($564 vs $1044) 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 11th in China, while ranked 7753rd and 2718th among best cities to live in the world.

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Antananarivo Beijing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.36
$4.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$1.52
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$861
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$89.7
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$1589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$163
$839
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.6
$32.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.4
$50.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.44%
3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$699
$12544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$586
$6280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.08
$33.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$4.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.86
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.04
$9.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$3.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.96
$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$63.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.4
$8.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.3
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78
$81.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.6
$725
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9859
$25165

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$1624
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$1681
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$1600
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$1795
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$1562
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$1640
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1588
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1618
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1597
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1181
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1602
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1468
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$1233
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$935
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1521
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$749
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$697
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$812
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$819
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$815
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$807
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$672
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$796
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$692
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$461
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$1000
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$458
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$505
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$496
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$495
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$521
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$924
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$828
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$764
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$591

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$716
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$734
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$767
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$645
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$646
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$663
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$572
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$673
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$468
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$656
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$697
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$562
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$709
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$621
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$630
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$528
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$558
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$632
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$626
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$564
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$512
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$524
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$629
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$521
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$525
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$519
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$466
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$584
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$493
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$770
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$508
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$574
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$492
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$655
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$666
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$618
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$562
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$640
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$748