Antananarivo vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Antananarivo	Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$564	$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1414	$1055
🏠 One person rent	$217	$151
🏘️ Family rent	$341	$259
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$165
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.8	$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$110	$320
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	13	79
😀 Quality of life	41	66
🏙️ Population	1.28M	6.6M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 31% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 8275th and 8922nd ($564 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th in Madagascar and India, respectively. Check Madagascar vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Antananarivo compared to 0.7 months in Chennai. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Chennai ranked 4th in India, while ranked 7753rd and 5162nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Chennai

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	Antananarivo	Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.36	$2.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.4	$12.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.59	$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.73
☕ Cappuccino	$1.52	$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$89.7	$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$518	$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$163	$188
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.6	$26.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.4	$40.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.6	$7.84
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.44%	9.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$699	$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$586	$726
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.08	$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$0.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$6.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$6.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.93	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.04	$7.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.59	$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.96	$0.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.61	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.56	$0.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$15.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.25	$2.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.9	$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$2.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.3	$26.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78	$44.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$46.6	$75
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9859	$1717

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Cities near Antananarivo

Distance	City	Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi	Antsirabe	$496
217 km or 135 mi	Toamasina	$481
633 km or 393 mi	Toliara	$460
727 km or 452 mi	Mamoudzou	$1652
809 km or 503 mi	Domoni	$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

Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$322
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$236
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$300
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$327
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$533
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$306
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$334
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$367
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$359
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$334
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$297
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$285
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$523
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$306
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$303
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$347
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$341
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$346
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$285
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$332
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$287
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$315
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$276
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$344
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$346
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$338
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$299
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$349
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$292
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$348
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$331
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$376
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$266
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$295
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$264
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$343
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$291
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$262
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$282
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$271