Antananarivo vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$600
$434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1828
$1151
🏠 One person rent
$263
$161
🏘️ Family rent
$755
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$199
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.8
$67.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$145
$864
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
13
78
😀 Quality of life
39
68
🏙️ Population
1.28M
10.3M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 38% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 7665th and 8842nd ($600 vs $434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 19th 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 2 months in Chennai. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Chennai ranked 2nd in India, while ranked 7272nd and 3676th among best cities to live in the world.

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Antananarivo Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.87
$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$9.54
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.56
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.14
 Cappuccino
$1.15
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$124
$106
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1149
$505
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.3
$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.2
$45.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57
$9.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
9.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$786
$1913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$493
$882
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.09
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$3.54
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$0.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$5.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.43
$6.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.68
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.3
$4.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.88
$2.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.49
$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.51
$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$15.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.65
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.36
$2.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.1
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.8
$42.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$85.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11649
$1681

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$1439
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$1487
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$1417
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$1394
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$1324
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$1406
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$1365
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$1411
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$1127
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$1404
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$1334
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$587
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$1165
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1144
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$718
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$666
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$829
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$770
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$784
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$776
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$751
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$852
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$992
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$327
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$1014
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$326
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$363
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$332
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$332
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$335
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$993
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$970
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$645
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$367

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$337
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$269
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$343
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$326
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$367
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$356
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$350
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$326
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$328
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$357
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$585
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$316
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$320
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$359
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$337
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$383
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$319
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$399
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$312
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$317
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$287
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$327
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$345
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$350
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$341
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$321
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$334
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$309
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$358
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$350
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$309
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$384
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$310
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$375
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$358
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$369
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