Antananarivo vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1414
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$217
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$341
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.8
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$110
$879
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
13
99
😀 Quality of life
41
75
🏙️ Population
1.28M
24.9M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 50% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8275th and 4971st ($564 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 0.8 months in Shanghai. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 7753rd and 1655th among best cities to live in the world.

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Antananarivo Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.36
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.52
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$89.7
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$163
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.6
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.4
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.44%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$699
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$586
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.08
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.86
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.04
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.96
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.4
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.3
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.6
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9859
$27781

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$1681
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$1600
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$1640
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$1588
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$1618
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$1597
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$1181
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$1602
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$1468
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$1233
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$935
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$1521
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$749
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$697
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$812
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$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
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$521
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$924
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$828
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$764
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$591

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$1002
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$696
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$701
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$782
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$594
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$620
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$644
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$557
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$667
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$683
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$643
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$650
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$584
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$671
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$636
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$680
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$684
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$623
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$646
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$860
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$636
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$647
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$652
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$611
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$652
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$604
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$675
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$678
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$525
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$618
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$626
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$644
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$667
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$677
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$601
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$661
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$665
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$632
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