Antananarivo vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$600
$533
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1828
$1438
🏠 One person rent
$263
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$755
$332
🍽️ Food expenses
$199
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.8
$62.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$145
$820
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
13
95
😀 Quality of life
39
70
🏙️ Population
1.28M
10M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 13% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 7665th and 8258th ($600 vs $533) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 496th 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 1.5 months in Changsha. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Changsha ranked 19th in China, while ranked 7272nd and 2707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Antananarivo Changsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.87
$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.56
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.97
☕ Cappuccino
$1.15
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$124
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1149
$518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$210
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.3
$29.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.2
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$786
$2091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$493
$5529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.09
$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$2.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.43
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.68
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.3
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.88
$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.49
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.51
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.65
$5.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.36
$3.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.1
$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.8
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11649
$5569

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$353
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$461
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$428
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$578
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$555
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$585
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$575
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$565
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$573
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$570
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$604
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$554
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$587
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$530
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$579
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$538
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$574
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$577
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$602
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$558
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$581
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$596
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$647
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$613
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$584
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$586
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$609
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$580
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$579
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$752
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$574
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$620
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$669
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$538
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$646
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$697
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$585
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$661
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$605
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$685
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$647
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$574