Antananarivo vs Bijie - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Antananarivo	Bijie
🚶 Cost of living one person	$507	$584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1468	$1707
🏠 One person rent	$182	$208
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$397
🍽️ Food expenses	$178	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.7	$80.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$85.4	$1289
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	13	9
😀 Quality of life	35	43
🏙️ Population	1.28M	6.9M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 13% less expensive than in Bijie. Cities ranked 8589th and 7844th ($507 vs $584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 305th 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 2.2 months in Bijie. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Bijie ranked 157th in China, while ranked 7515th and 6717th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Bijie

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	Antananarivo	Bijie
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.19	$2.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.8	$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.23	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.51
☕ Cappuccino	$1.13	$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$315	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$43.3	$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$427	$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.7	$28.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$42.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$10.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.87%	4.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$624	$3424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$480	$1761
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.13	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.03	$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.23	$9.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.71	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.82	$5.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.44	$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.53	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.73	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.2	$29.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.4	$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.26	$4.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.7	$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.4	$72.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$77.3	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11211	$18453

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Antananarivo

Distance	City	Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi	Antsirabe	$352
217 km or 135 mi	Toamasina	$447
633 km or 393 mi	Toliara	$389
727 km or 452 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
809 km or 503 mi	Domoni	$1100
842 km or 523 mi	Le Port	$1400
842 km or 523 mi	Saint-Paul	$1459
846 km or 526 mi	La Possession	$1371
848 km or 527 mi	Saint-Leu	$1575
856 km or 532 mi	Saint-Denis	$1322
872 km or 542 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1397
873 km or 542 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1358
874 km or 543 mi	Le Tampon	$1396
879 km or 546 mi	Saint-Andre	$1368
884 km or 549 mi	Nacala	$1150
887 km or 551 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1379
888 km or 552 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1296
925 km or 575 mi	Moroni	$1105
975 km or 606 mi	Nampula	$872
998 km or 620 mi	Pemba	$1506
1047 km or 650 mi	Bambous	$745
1052 km or 654 mi	Quatre Bornes	$671
1054 km or 655 mi	Port Louis	$812
1058 km or 657 mi	Curepipe	$712
1058 km or 658 mi	Triolet	$808
1068 km or 664 mi	Goodlands	$796
1077 km or 669 mi	Centre de Flacq	$667
1078 km or 670 mi	Mahebourg	$785
1128 km or 701 mi	Quelimane	$675
1315 km or 817 mi	Mulanje	$461
1333 km or 828 mi	Beira	$1003
1353 km or 841 mi	Zomba	$457
1373 km or 853 mi	Blantyre	$507
1396 km or 868 mi	Mangochi	$493
1441 km or 896 mi	Ntcheu	$492
1448 km or 900 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
1479 km or 919 mi	Chimoio	$947
1509 km or 937 mi	Tete	$825
1561 km or 970 mi	Mutare	$752
1564 km or 972 mi	Lilongwe	$587

Cities near Bijie

Distance	City	Cost of living
91 km or 56 mi	Liupanshui	$574
125 km or 77 mi	Renhuai	$540
134 km or 83 mi	Anshun	$565
155 km or 97 mi	Zhaotong	$601
162 km or 101 mi	Guiyang	$559
169 km or 105 mi	Zunyi	$554
174 km or 108 mi	Yibin	$590
177 km or 110 mi	Luzhou	$613
227 km or 141 mi	Longchang	$593
233 km or 145 mi	Zigong	$584
248 km or 154 mi	Qujing	$634
249 km or 155 mi	Xingyi	$571
249 km or 155 mi	Duyun	$546
255 km or 158 mi	Neijiang	$652
277 km or 172 mi	Chongqing	$634
295 km or 183 mi	Leshan	$554
304 km or 189 mi	Xichang	$580
310 km or 193 mi	Emeishan	$540
320 km or 199 mi	Ziyang	$592
337 km or 210 mi	Meishan	$590
351 km or 218 mi	Jianyang	$580
358 km or 222 mi	Suining	$579
360 km or 223 mi	Kunming	$656
363 km or 225 mi	Panzhihua	$603
372 km or 231 mi	Huaying	$553
373 km or 232 mi	Ya'an	$573
376 km or 233 mi	Guang'an	$584
388 km or 241 mi	Tongren	$573
389 km or 242 mi	Qionglai	$572
392 km or 244 mi	Chengdu	$623
396 km or 246 mi	Nanchong	$526
397 km or 247 mi	Shehong	$546
401 km or 249 mi	Baise	$571
402 km or 250 mi	Chongzhou	$581
403 km or 250 mi	Hechi	$575
420 km or 261 mi	Guanghan	$554
428 km or 266 mi	Yuxi	$611
430 km or 267 mi	Pengzhou	$572
434 km or 270 mi	Deyang	$549
439 km or 273 mi	Shifang	$540