Antananarivo vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$561
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1403
$1695
🏠 One person rent
$218
$180
🏘️ Family rent
$342
$312
🍽️ Food expenses
$190
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.3
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$129
$914
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
13
87
😀 Quality of life
42
74
🏙️ Population
1.28M
32.1M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 0.6% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 8141st and 8185th ($564 vs $561) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 322nd 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 1.6 months in Chongqing. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Chongqing ranked 7th in China, while ranked 7545th and 2237th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Chongqing

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Antananarivo Chongqing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.34
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$1.45
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.4
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$433
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$144
$231
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$20.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.5
$32
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.1
$8.46
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.59%
3.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$2367
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$563
$1345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.13
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.92
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$2.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.91
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.93
$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.69
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37
$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.14
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.6
$58.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.36
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.9
$42.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.4
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8558
$23821

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Distance City Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi Antsirabe
$493
217 km or 135 mi Toamasina
$476
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$453
727 km or 452 mi Mamoudzou
$1624
809 km or 503 mi Domoni
$1207
842 km or 523 mi Le Port
$1590
842 km or 523 mi Saint-Paul
$1641
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1561
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1751
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1535
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1595
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1546
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1576
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1560
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1168
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1561
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1445
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$1207
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$935
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1511
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$774
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$727
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$831
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$842
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$834
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$822
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$692
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$812
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$692
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$461
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$996
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$458
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$506
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$496
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$493
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$519
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$916
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$820
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$755
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$592

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Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$542
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$569
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$575
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$562
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$565
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$645
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$541
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$573
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$551
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$598
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$538
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$570
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$583
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$551
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$591
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$538
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$557
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$601
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$599
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$635
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$563
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$571
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$563
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$528
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$569
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$557
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$552
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$588
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$558
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$544
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$596
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$536
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$580
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$567
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$583
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$587
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$562
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$568
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$571
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$537