Antananarivo vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1414
$1735
🏠 One person rent
$217
$281
🏘️ Family rent
$341
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.8
$81.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$110
$1050
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
13
89
😀 Quality of life
41
75
🏙️ Population
1.28M
20.9M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 15% less expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 8275th and 7467th ($564 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 88th 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 1.6 months in Chengdu. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Chengdu ranked 5th in China, while ranked 7753rd and 1710th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Chengdu

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Antananarivo Chengdu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.36
$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.61
☕ Cappuccino
$1.52
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$89.7
$207
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$663
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$163
$367
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.6
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.4
$46.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.44%
3.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$699
$3917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$586
$2027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.08
$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.86
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.04
$9.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$3.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.96
$4.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$5.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.4
$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.3
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.6
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9859
$13059

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$496
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$481
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$460
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$1652
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$1237
842 km or 523 mi Le Port
$1624
842 km or 523 mi Saint-Paul
$1681
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1600
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1795
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1562
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$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
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$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
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$591

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$625
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$617
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$600
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$584
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$621
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$612
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$588
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$611
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$629
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$566
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$628
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$540
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$595
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$598
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$576
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$581
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$595
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$679
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$607
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$612
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$572
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$564
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$599
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$600
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$608
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$606
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$581
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$601
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$627
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$612
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$615
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$596
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$603
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$687
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$566
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$591
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$594
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$578
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$580