Antananarivo vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1528
$2020
🏠 One person rent
$205
$226
🏘️ Family rent
$516
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$178
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.3
$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$131
$890
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
13
87
😀 Quality of life
36
72
🏙️ Population
1.28M
32.1M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 22% less expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 8538th and 7185th ($519 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 146th in Madagascar and China, respectively. Check Madagascar vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Antananarivo compared to 1.3 months in Chongqing. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 7340th and 1966th 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
$3.31
$3.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.36
$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$1.07
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$272
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.4
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$618
$523
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$375
$333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.4
$58.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.4
$9.98
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
4.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$2378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$490
$1355
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.99
$30.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$4.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.65
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.78
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.38
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.31
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.62
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.62
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.35
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.7
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.3
$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11512
$27717

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Distance City Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi Antsirabe
$348
217 km or 135 mi Toamasina
$457
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$403
727 km or 452 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
809 km or 503 mi Domoni
$1093
842 km or 523 mi Le Port
$1481
842 km or 523 mi Saint-Paul
$1538
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1441
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1665
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1397
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1454
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1432
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1457
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1444
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1394
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1451
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1371
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$1091
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$1190
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1500
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$767
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$674
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$826
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$701
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$804
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$796
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$789
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$777
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$670
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$500
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$1000
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$498
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$591
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$516
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$515
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$526
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$953
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$834
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$662
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$582

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Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$575
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$607
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$618
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$642
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$609
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$682
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$560
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$609
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$574
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$625
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$568
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$627
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$600
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$611
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$551
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$577
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$593
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$624
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$660
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$588
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$587
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$591
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$550
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$612
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$572
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$570
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$605
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$581
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$559
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$614
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$604
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$555
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$603
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$596
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$596
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$613
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556