Antananarivo vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$604
$631
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1515
$1860
🏠 One person rent
$241
$229
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$401
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.8
$79.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$111
$1102
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
13
76
😀 Quality of life
41
74
🏙️ Population
1.28M
32.1M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 4% less expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 7948th and 7730th ($604 vs $631) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 168th 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 1.7 months in Chongqing. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 7675th 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
$3.19
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.4
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.92
$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$308
$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$567
$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$188
$299
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.6
$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$39.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.5
$7.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.75%
3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$686
$2743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$599
$1701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.95
$22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.75
$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$9.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.36
$8.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.68
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.74
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.59
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.3
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.53
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$61
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.56
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.1
$40.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.6
$64
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$39.8
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11359
$24949

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Distance City Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi Antsirabe
$533
217 km or 135 mi Toamasina
$511
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$493
727 km or 452 mi Mamoudzou
$1603
809 km or 503 mi Domoni
$1196
842 km or 523 mi Le Port
$1615
842 km or 523 mi Saint-Paul
$1663
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1584
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1762
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1503
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1575
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1551
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1559
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1563
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1167
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1567
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1444
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$1196
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$933
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1511
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$747
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$688
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$802
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$871
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$819
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$810
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$665
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$820
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$691
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$456
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$952
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$452
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$495
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$494
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$489
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$516
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$875
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$792
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$754
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$587

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Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$595
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$625
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$629
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$618
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$608
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$701
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$588
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$625
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$587
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$643
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$577
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$615
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$630
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$640
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$575
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$590
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$640
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$647
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$688
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$612
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$615
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$600
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$549
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$606
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$600
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$598
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$635
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$582
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$579
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$641
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$563
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$631
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$602
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$629
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$616
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$588
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$593
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$614
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$560