Antananarivo vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Antananarivo	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$600	$707
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1828	$1809
🏠 One person rent	$263	$269
🏘️ Family rent	$755	$483
🍽️ Food expenses	$199	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.8	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$145	$933
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	13	93
😀 Quality of life	39	67
🏙️ Population	1.28M	9.37M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 15% less expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 7665th and 6756th ($600 vs $707) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 82nd 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 1.3 months in Hefei. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Hefei ranked 28th in China, while ranked 7272nd and 3921st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Hefei

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	Antananarivo	Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.87	$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.6	$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.56	$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$1.15	$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$124	$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1149	$554
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$537	$388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.3	$29.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.2	$45.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57	$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.86%	4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$786	$3876
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$493	$2072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.09	$42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.13	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.39	$8.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$4.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.77	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.43	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.68	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.3	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.88	$4.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.49	$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.51	$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.81	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.65	$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$41.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.36	$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.1	$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.8	$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$134	$238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11649	$8280

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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 Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$696
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$655
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$702
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$687
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$746
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$728
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$898
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$532
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$624
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$700
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$740
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$671
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$708
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$789
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$645
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$660
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$617
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$645
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$626
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$524
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$631
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$720
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$694
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$625
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$643
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$652
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$707
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$604
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$617
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$625
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$621
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$707
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$641
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$699
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$713
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$651
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$713
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$665
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$532
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$696