Antananarivo vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$600
$712
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1828
$2015
🏠 One person rent
$263
$292
🏘️ Family rent
$755
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$199
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.8
$89.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$145
$748
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
13
87
😀 Quality of life
39
72
🏙️ Population
1.28M
32.1M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 16% less expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 7665th and 6733rd ($600 vs $712) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 79th 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 1.1 months in Chongqing. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Chongqing ranked 11th in China, while ranked 7272nd and 2233rd 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
$3.87
$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.56
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.71
 Cappuccino
$1.15
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$609
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$124
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1149
$658
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$346
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.3
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.2
$55
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57
$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
5.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$786
$5354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$493
$1622
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.09
$29.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$3.85
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.43
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.68
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.3
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.88
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.49
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.51
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.65
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$57.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.36
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.1
$45.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.8
$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$346
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11649
$27785

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Distance City Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi Antsirabe
$353
217 km or 135 mi Toamasina
$461
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$428
727 km or 452 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
809 km or 503 mi Domoni
$585
842 km or 523 mi Le Port
$1439
842 km or 523 mi Saint-Paul
$1487
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1417
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1618
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1394
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1324
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1406
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1365
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1411
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1127
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1404
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1334
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$587
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$1165
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1144
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$718
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$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
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$970
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$645
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$367

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Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$554
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$564
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$625
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$646
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$545
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$674
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$435
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$597
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$530
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$615
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$570
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$620
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$566
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$580
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$607
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$525
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$579
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$559
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$625
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$643
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$619
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$594
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$598
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$535
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$606
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$578
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$589
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$608
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$577
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$562
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$611
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$548
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$603
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$552
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$602
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$566
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$564
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$584
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$596
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$548