Antananarivo vs Chicago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Chicago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$2667
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1528
$6807
🏠 One person rent
$205
$1579
🏘️ Family rent
$516
$3056
🍽️ Food expenses
$178
$700
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.3
$205
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$131
$4901
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
13
100
😀 Quality of life
36
96
🏙️ Population
1.28M
2.75M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 81% less expensive than in Chicago. Cities ranked 8538th and 483rd ($519 vs $2667) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 425th in Madagascar and the United States, respectively. Check Madagascar vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Antananarivo compared to 1.8 months in Chicago. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Chicago ranked 3rd in the United States, while ranked 7340th and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Antananarivo Chicago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.31
$21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$87.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.36
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$7.62
☕ Cappuccino
$1.07
$5.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$3.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$1974
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.4
$1280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$618
$3828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$375
$2594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.4
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.4
$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$3554
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$490
$3158
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.99
$76.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$3.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.65
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$4.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$4.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.78
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.38
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$2.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.31
$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.62
$3.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$63.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.62
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$126
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.35
$29.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.7
$62.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.3
$95.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$2457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11512
$19423

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$767
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$674
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$701
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$796
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$500
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$1000
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