Antananarivo vs Gwangju - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Antananarivo	Gwangju
🚶 Cost of living one person	$564	$1081
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1403	$2620
🏠 One person rent	$218	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$342	$793
🍽️ Food expenses	$190	$422
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.3	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$129	$2442
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	13	58
😀 Quality of life	42	87
🏙️ Population	1.28M	1.49M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 48% less expensive than in Gwangju. Cities ranked 8141st and 5038th ($564 vs $1081) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 26th 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 2.3 months in Gwangju. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Gwangju ranked 7th in South Korea, while ranked 7545th and 363rd 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	$3.34	$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$35.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.91	$5.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$2.78
☕ Cappuccino	$1.45	$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$336	$390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$78.4	$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$601	$709
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$144	$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.7	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.5	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.59%	3.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$823	$7419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$563	$4877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.13	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.92	$63.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.1	$7.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.03	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$6.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$7.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$6.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$5.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$3.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.93	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.69	$3.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.91	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.59	$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.56	$3.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.76	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37	$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.14	$8.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.6	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.36	$6.38
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.9	$47.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.5	$61.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$46.4	$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8558	$10915

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Cities near Antananarivo

Distance	City	Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi	Antsirabe	$493
217 km or 135 mi	Toamasina	$476
633 km or 393 mi	Toliara	$453
727 km or 452 mi	Mamoudzou	$1624
809 km or 503 mi	Domoni	$1207
842 km or 523 mi	Le Port	$1590
842 km or 523 mi	Saint-Paul	$1641
846 km or 526 mi	La Possession	$1561
848 km or 527 mi	Saint-Leu	$1751
856 km or 532 mi	Saint-Denis	$1535
872 km or 542 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1595
873 km or 542 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1546
874 km or 543 mi	Le Tampon	$1576
879 km or 546 mi	Saint-Andre	$1560
884 km or 549 mi	Nacala	$1168
887 km or 551 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1561
888 km or 552 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1445
925 km or 575 mi	Moroni	$1207
975 km or 606 mi	Nampula	$935
998 km or 620 mi	Pemba	$1511
1047 km or 650 mi	Bambous	$774
1052 km or 654 mi	Quatre Bornes	$727
1054 km or 655 mi	Port Louis	$831
1058 km or 657 mi	Curepipe	$842
1058 km or 658 mi	Triolet	$834
1068 km or 664 mi	Goodlands	$822
1077 km or 669 mi	Centre de Flacq	$692
1078 km or 670 mi	Mahebourg	$812
1128 km or 701 mi	Quelimane	$692
1315 km or 817 mi	Mulanje	$461
1333 km or 828 mi	Beira	$996
1353 km or 841 mi	Zomba	$458
1373 km or 853 mi	Blantyre	$506
1396 km or 868 mi	Mangochi	$496
1441 km or 896 mi	Ntcheu	$493
1448 km or 900 mi	Monkey Bay	$519
1479 km or 919 mi	Chimoio	$916
1509 km or 937 mi	Tete	$820
1561 km or 970 mi	Mutare	$755
1564 km or 972 mi	Lilongwe	$592

Cities near Gwangju

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Naju	$1001
45 km or 28 mi	Jeongeup	$981
50 km or 31 mi	Namwon	$980
57 km or 36 mi	Suncheon	$1016
64 km or 39 mi	Mokpo	$1005
71 km or 44 mi	Gimje	$982
76 km or 47 mi	Gwangyang	$991
76 km or 47 mi	Jeonju	$831
82 km or 51 mi	Yeosu	$994
86 km or 54 mi	Iksan	$998
92 km or 57 mi	Gunsan	$1020
106 km or 66 mi	Jinju	$1064
116 km or 72 mi	Nonsan	$1046
127 km or 79 mi	Gyeryong	$976
131 km or 81 mi	Sacheon	$984
132 km or 82 mi	Asan	$1050
133 km or 82 mi	Boryeong	$1085
138 km or 86 mi	Daejeon	$959
142 km or 88 mi	Tongyeong	$934
145 km or 90 mi	Gongju	$1063
148 km or 92 mi	Masan	$1008
150 km or 93 mi	Sejong	$1020
151 km or 94 mi	Gimcheon	$934
156 km or 97 mi	Geoje	$913
158 km or 98 mi	Changwon	$1084
170 km or 106 mi	Miryang	$1038
171 km or 106 mi	Daegu	$1062
171 km or 107 mi	Cheongju	$924
174 km or 108 mi	Gumi	$949
179 km or 111 mi	Sangju	$957
179 km or 111 mi	Gimhae	$975
180 km or 112 mi	Gyeongsan	$1001
184 km or 114 mi	Cheonan	$1153
184 km or 115 mi	Seosan	$1068
188 km or 117 mi	Jeju	$1069
193 km or 120 mi	Busan	$1108
194 km or 120 mi	Yangsan	$1039
194 km or 120 mi	Dangjin	$1059
196 km or 122 mi	Mungyeong	$973
203 km or 126 mi	Jeju Island	$1100