Antananarivo vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Antananarivo	Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$507	$623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1468	$1664
🏠 One person rent	$182	$240
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$430
🍽️ Food expenses	$178	$229
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.7	$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$85.4	$863
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	13	94
😀 Quality of life	35	72
🏙️ Population	1.28M	20.9M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 19% less expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 8589th and 7421st ($507 vs $623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 164th 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 1.4 months in Chengdu. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Chengdu ranked 9th in China, while ranked 7515th and 1890th 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	$3.19	$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.8	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.23	$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$1.13	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$315	$304
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$43.3	$170
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$427	$595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.7	$31.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.87%	4.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$624	$3812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$480	$2020
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.13	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.03	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$3.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$3.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.23	$9.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.71	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$3.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.82	$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.44	$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.53	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.73	$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.2	$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.4	$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.26	$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.7	$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.4	$72.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$77.3	$305
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11211	$11550

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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 Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$581
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$572
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$554
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$540
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$580
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$549
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$572
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$590
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$529
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$592
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$527
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$554
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$573
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$546
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$540
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$532
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$579
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$652
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$584
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$593
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$526
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$530
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$590
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$613
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$584
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$599
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$553
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$634
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$610
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$591
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$608
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$580
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$601
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$696
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$540
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$584
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$585
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$554
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$574