Antananarivo vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$604
$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1515
$1806
🏠 One person rent
$241
$297
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$512
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.8
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$111
$1237
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
13
89
😀 Quality of life
41
76
🏙️ Population
1.28M
20.9M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 12% less expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 7948th and 7360th ($604 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 75th 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 1.8 months in Chengdu. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Chengdu ranked 6th in China, while ranked 7675th and 1238th 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
$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.4
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.92
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.81
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$308
$390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$567
$707
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$188
$386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.6
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$48.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.5
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.75%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$686
$3816
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$599
$1941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.95
$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$3.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.75
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.36
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.68
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.74
$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.59
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.3
$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.53
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.56
$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.1
$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.6
$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$39.8
$325
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11359
$14789

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$533
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$511
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$493
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$1603
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$1196
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$1615
842 km or 523 mi Saint-Paul
$1663
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1584
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1762
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1503
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1575
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1551
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1559
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1563
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1167
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1567
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1444
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$1196
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$933
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1511
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$747
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$688
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$802
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$871
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$819
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$810
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$665
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$820
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$691
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$456
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$952
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$452
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$495
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$494
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$489
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$516
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$875
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$792
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$754
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$587

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$641
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$635
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$615
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$600
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$640
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$629
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$600
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$631
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$647
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$579
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$643
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$549
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$612
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$614
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$587
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$598
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$563
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$608
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$701
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$625
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$629
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$588
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$575
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$615
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$618
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$625
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$616
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$595
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$631
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$640
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$630
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$629
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$605
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$618
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$697
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$577
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$606
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$602
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$594
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$594