Antananarivo vs Gwangju - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Antananarivo	Gwangju
🚶 Cost of living one person	$600	$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1828	$2964
🏠 One person rent	$263	$445
🏘️ Family rent	$755	$795
🍽️ Food expenses	$199	$491
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.8	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$145	$2261
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	13	58
😀 Quality of life	39	84
🏙️ Population	1.28M	1.49M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 48% less expensive than in Gwangju. Cities ranked 7665th and 4575th ($600 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Madagascar and South Korea, respectively. Check Madagascar vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Antananarivo compared to 2 months in Gwangju. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Gwangju ranked 7th in South Korea, while ranked 7272nd and 305th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Gwangju

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	Antananarivo	Gwangju
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.87	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.6	$48.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.56	$6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$1.15	$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$124	$320
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1149	$847
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$537	$587
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.3	$84.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.2	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57	$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.86%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$786	$8909
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$493	$4824
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.09	$66.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$8.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$3.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.13	$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.39	$7.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$7.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$37.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$6.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$3.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$6.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$5.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$4.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.77	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.43	$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.68	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.3	$3.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.88	$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.49	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.51	$3.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.81	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.65	$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$38.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.36	$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.1	$50.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.8	$65.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$134	$368
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11649	$19812

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Cities near Antananarivo

Distance	City	Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi	Antsirabe	$353
217 km or 135 mi	Toamasina	$461
633 km or 393 mi	Toliara	$428
727 km or 452 mi	Mamoudzou	$1506
809 km or 503 mi	Domoni	$585
842 km or 523 mi	Le Port	$1439
842 km or 523 mi	Saint-Paul	$1487
846 km or 526 mi	La Possession	$1417
848 km or 527 mi	Saint-Leu	$1618
856 km or 532 mi	Saint-Denis	$1394
872 km or 542 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1324
873 km or 542 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1406
874 km or 543 mi	Le Tampon	$1365
879 km or 546 mi	Saint-Andre	$1411
884 km or 549 mi	Nacala	$1127
887 km or 551 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1404
888 km or 552 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1334
925 km or 575 mi	Moroni	$587
975 km or 606 mi	Nampula	$1165
998 km or 620 mi	Pemba	$1144
1047 km or 650 mi	Bambous	$718
1052 km or 654 mi	Quatre Bornes	$666
1054 km or 655 mi	Port Louis	$829
1058 km or 657 mi	Curepipe	$770
1058 km or 658 mi	Triolet	$784
1068 km or 664 mi	Goodlands	$776
1077 km or 669 mi	Centre de Flacq	$751
1078 km or 670 mi	Mahebourg	$852
1128 km or 701 mi	Quelimane	$992
1315 km or 817 mi	Mulanje	$327
1333 km or 828 mi	Beira	$1014
1353 km or 841 mi	Zomba	$326
1373 km or 853 mi	Blantyre	$363
1396 km or 868 mi	Mangochi	$332
1441 km or 896 mi	Ntcheu	$332
1448 km or 900 mi	Monkey Bay	$335
1479 km or 919 mi	Chimoio	$993
1509 km or 937 mi	Tete	$970
1561 km or 970 mi	Mutare	$645
1564 km or 972 mi	Lilongwe	$367

Cities near Gwangju

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Naju	$1028
45 km or 28 mi	Jeongeup	$955
50 km or 31 mi	Namwon	$960
57 km or 36 mi	Suncheon	$991
64 km or 39 mi	Mokpo	$1041
71 km or 44 mi	Gimje	$902
76 km or 47 mi	Gwangyang	$965
76 km or 47 mi	Jeonju	$787
82 km or 51 mi	Yeosu	$984
86 km or 54 mi	Iksan	$923
92 km or 57 mi	Gunsan	$975
106 km or 66 mi	Jinju	$878
116 km or 72 mi	Nonsan	$945
127 km or 79 mi	Gyeryong	$932
131 km or 81 mi	Sacheon	$953
132 km or 82 mi	Asan	$992
133 km or 82 mi	Boryeong	$1084
138 km or 86 mi	Daejeon	$924
142 km or 88 mi	Tongyeong	$910
145 km or 90 mi	Gongju	$949
148 km or 92 mi	Masan	$1006
150 km or 93 mi	Sejong	$963
151 km or 94 mi	Gimcheon	$1076
156 km or 97 mi	Geoje	$882
158 km or 98 mi	Changwon	$1073
170 km or 106 mi	Miryang	$973
171 km or 106 mi	Daegu	$1113
171 km or 107 mi	Cheongju	$903
174 km or 108 mi	Gumi	$1055
179 km or 111 mi	Sangju	$1060
179 km or 111 mi	Gimhae	$907
180 km or 112 mi	Gyeongsan	$1035
184 km or 114 mi	Cheonan	$940
184 km or 115 mi	Seosan	$1005
188 km or 117 mi	Jeju	$1003
193 km or 120 mi	Busan	$1029
194 km or 120 mi	Yangsan	$963
194 km or 120 mi	Dangjin	$1002
196 km or 122 mi	Mungyeong	$999
203 km or 126 mi	Jeju Island	$1056