Antananarivo vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

Antananarivo Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$625
$415
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1760
$1096
🏠 One person rent
$261
$146
🏘️ Family rent
$650
$334
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.3
$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$547
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
13
77
😀 Quality of life
40
67
🏙️ Population
1.28M
10.3M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 51% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 7428th and 8755th ($625 vs $415) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 22nd 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 1.3 months in Chennai. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Chennai ranked 2nd in India, while ranked 7095th and 3835th among best cities to live in the world.

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Antananarivo Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.21
$1.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.1
$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.43
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$1.17
$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$389
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$922
$437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$457
$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.6
$22.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.7
$34.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59
$9.49
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.57%
7.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$942
$1960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$499
$701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.73
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$3.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$0.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.71
$5.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$3.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.96
$5.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.36
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.99
$3.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.6
$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.54
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.85
$0.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$2.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.46
$2.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.4
$27.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$45.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$204
$70.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5139
$1400

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$1220
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$1214
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$1355
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$1232
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$1265
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$1222
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$1262
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$1030
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$1312
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$1253
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$510
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$1042
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1170
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$683
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$647
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$775
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$590
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$636
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$657
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$711
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$702
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$1023
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$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
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$1032
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$995
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$801
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$680

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$382
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$300
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$299
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$331
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$331
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$337
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$329
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$333
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$357
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$322
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$482
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$329
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$352
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$328
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$335
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$332
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$286
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$272
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$268
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$275
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$293
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$293
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$383
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$280
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$332
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$329
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$302
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$354
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$351
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$332
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$320
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$278
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$253
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$332
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$334
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$332
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$310
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