Antananarivo vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1528
$1808
🏠 One person rent
$205
$251
🏘️ Family rent
$516
$445
🍽️ Food expenses
$178
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.3
$87
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$131
$892
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
13
94
😀 Quality of life
36
72
🏙️ Population
1.28M
20.9M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 21% less expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 8538th and 7209th ($519 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 151st in Madagascar and China, respectively. Check Madagascar vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Antananarivo compared to 1.4 months in Chengdu. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Chengdu ranked 7th in China, while ranked 7340th and 1933rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Antananarivo Chengdu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.31
$2.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.36
$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.42
☕ Cappuccino
$1.07
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.4
$175
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$618
$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$375
$329
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$34.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.4
$52.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.4
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$4168
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$490
$2205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.99
$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$3.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.65
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.78
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.38
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.31
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$4.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.62
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.62
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.35
$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.7
$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.3
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11512
$15153

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$348
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$457
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$403
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$1549
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$1093
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$1481
842 km or 523 mi Saint-Paul
$1538
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1441
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1665
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1397
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1454
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1432
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1457
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1444
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1394
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1451
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1371
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$1091
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$1190
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1500
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$767
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$674
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$826
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$701
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$804
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$796
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$789
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$777
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$670
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$500
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$1000
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$498
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$591
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$516
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$515
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$526
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$953
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$834
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$662
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$582

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$614
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$605
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$587
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$572
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$611
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$603
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$591
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$604
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$624
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$559
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$625
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$550
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$588
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$613
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$574
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$570
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$609
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$682
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$609
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$618
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$560
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$551
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$627
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$642
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$607
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$596
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$575
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$662
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$593
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$600
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$584
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$595
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$620
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$569
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$568
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$612
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$555
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$594
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$591