Antananarivo vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1528
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$205
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$516
$542
🍽️ Food expenses
$178
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.3
$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$131
$738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
13
69
😀 Quality of life
36
69
🏙️ Population
1.28M
10.5M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 23% less expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 8538th and 7055th ($519 vs $678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 115th 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 1.1 months in Dongguan. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Dongguan ranked 18th in China, while ranked 7340th and 3115th 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
$3.31
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.36
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.07
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.4
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$618
$685
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$375
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.4
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.4
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$5799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$490
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.99
$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.65
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.78
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.38
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.31
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.62
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.62
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.35
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.7
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.3
$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11512
$21927

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$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
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623