Antananarivo vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

Antananarivo Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$625
$759
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1760
$2063
🏠 One person rent
$261
$305
🏘️ Family rent
$650
$519
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.3
$97
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$848
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
13
92
😀 Quality of life
40
73
🏙️ Population
1.28M
20.9M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 18% less expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 7428th and 6348th ($625 vs $759) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 51st 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 1.1 months in Chengdu. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Chengdu ranked 7th in China, while ranked 7095th and 1510th 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
$4.21
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.1
$24.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.43
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$3.11
☕ Cappuccino
$1.17
$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$389
$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$922
$697
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$457
$402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.6
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.7
$45.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.57%
5.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$942
$3970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$499
$2247
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.73
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$5.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$2.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.71
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.96
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.36
$3.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.99
$4.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.6
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.54
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.85
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$34.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.46
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.4
$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$204
$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5139
$20843

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$378
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$502
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$1507
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$509
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$1222
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$1220
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1214
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1261
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1355
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1232
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1265
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1222
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1262
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1030
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1312
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1253
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$510
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$1042
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1170
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$683
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$647
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$775
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$590
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$636
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$657
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$711
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$702
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$1023
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$593
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$985
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$594
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$520
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$587
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$585
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$594
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$1032
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$995
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$801
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$680

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$669
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$673
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$664
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$659
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$679
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$669
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$723
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$666
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$713
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$661
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$704
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$565
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$720
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$688
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$676
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$656
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$671
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$720
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$786
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$684
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$667
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$657
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$669
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$726
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$735
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$722
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$707
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$654
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$685
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$719
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$693
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$709
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$676
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$743
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$720
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$666
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$765
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$657
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$710
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$700