Antananarivo vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

Antananarivo Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$625
$762
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1760
$2040
🏠 One person rent
$261
$266
🏘️ Family rent
$650
$481
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.3
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$777
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
13
68
😀 Quality of life
40
56
🏙️ Population
1.28M
10.5M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 18% less expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 7428th and 6335th ($625 vs $762) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 47th 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 months in Dongguan. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Dongguan ranked 26th in China, while ranked 7095th and 5800th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Dongguan

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Antananarivo Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.21
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.1
$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.43
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$2.61
☕ Cappuccino
$1.17
$4.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$389
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$922
$663
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$457
$361
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.6
$29.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.7
$45.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.57%
4.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$942
$4995
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$499
$3350
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.73
$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$2.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.71
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.96
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.36
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.99
$3.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.6
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.54
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.85
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$69.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$6.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.46
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.4
$41.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$81.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$204
$447
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5139
$8907

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$378
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$502
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$482
727 km or 452 mi Mamoudzou
$1507
809 km or 503 mi Domoni
$509
842 km or 523 mi Le Port
$1222
842 km or 523 mi Saint-Paul
$1220
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1214
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1261
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1355
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1232
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1265
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1222
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1262
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1030
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1312
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1253
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$510
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$1042
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1170
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$683
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$647
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$775
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$590
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$636
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$657
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$711
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$702
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$1023
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$593
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$985
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$594
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$520
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$587
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$585
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$594
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$1032
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$995
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$801
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$680

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$863
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$1079
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$648
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$757
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$612
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$702
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$686
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2380
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2884
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1610
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$730
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$692
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$668
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$724
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$709
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$716
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$701
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$718
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$656
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$702
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$721
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$700
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$760
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$732
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$661
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$1049
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$775
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$689
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$516
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$788
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$717
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$658
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$689
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$697
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$744
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$749
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$673
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$679
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$705