Antananarivo vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1414
$1896
🏠 One person rent
$217
$259
🏘️ Family rent
$341
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.8
$82.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$110
$777
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
13
67
😀 Quality of life
41
71
🏙️ Population
1.28M
10.5M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 15% less expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 8275th and 7469th ($564 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 89th 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 1.2 months in Dongguan. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Dongguan ranked 25th in China, while ranked 7753rd and 3662nd 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
$3.36
$2.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$1.52
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$89.7
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$559
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$163
$326
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.6
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.4
$63
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.44%
3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$699
$6553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$586
$3642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.08
$21.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.86
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$3.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.04
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.96
$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$7.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.4
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.3
$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.6
$437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9859
$22205

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$496
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$481
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$460
727 km or 452 mi Mamoudzou
$1652
809 km or 503 mi Domoni
$1237
842 km or 523 mi Le Port
$1624
842 km or 523 mi Saint-Paul
$1681
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1600
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1795
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1562
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1640
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1588
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1618
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1597
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1181
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1602
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1468
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$1233
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$935
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1521
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$749
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$697
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$812
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$819
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$815
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$807
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$672
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$796
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$692
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$461
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$1000
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$458
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$505
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$496
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$495
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$521
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$924
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$828
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$764
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$591

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$782
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$621
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$848
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$674
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2415
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2674
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1718
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$765
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$844
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$943
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$832
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$807
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$896
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$760
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$589
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$816
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$769
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$464
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$673
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$465
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$602
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$730
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$790
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$789
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$814
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$738
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$805
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$698
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$699
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$696
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$638
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$609
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$587
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$608