Antananarivo vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Antananarivo	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$604	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1515	$1689
🏠 One person rent	$241	$247
🏘️ Family rent	$382	$424
🍽️ Food expenses	$198	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.8	$73.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$111	$719
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	13	17
😀 Quality of life	41	44
🏙️ Population	1.28M	7.82M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 1% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 7948th and 7879th ($604 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 222nd 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 Shangqiu. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Shangqiu ranked 350th in China, while ranked 7675th and 7390th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Shangqiu

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	Antananarivo	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.19	$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.4	$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.92	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$188
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$567	$424
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$188	$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.6	$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58	$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.5	$7.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.75%	3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$686	$2811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$599	$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.95	$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.1	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.36	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.68	$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.08	$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.74	$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.59	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.83	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.3	$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.53	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.56	$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.1	$33.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$39.8	$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11359	$19212

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Cities near Antananarivo

Distance	City	Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi	Antsirabe	$533
217 km or 135 mi	Toamasina	$511
633 km or 393 mi	Toliara	$493
727 km or 452 mi	Mamoudzou	$1603
809 km or 503 mi	Domoni	$1196
842 km or 523 mi	Le Port	$1615
842 km or 523 mi	Saint-Paul	$1663
846 km or 526 mi	La Possession	$1584
848 km or 527 mi	Saint-Leu	$1762
856 km or 532 mi	Saint-Denis	$1503
872 km or 542 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1575
873 km or 542 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1551
874 km or 543 mi	Le Tampon	$1559
879 km or 546 mi	Saint-Andre	$1563
884 km or 549 mi	Nacala	$1167
887 km or 551 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1567
888 km or 552 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1444
925 km or 575 mi	Moroni	$1196
975 km or 606 mi	Nampula	$933
998 km or 620 mi	Pemba	$1511
1047 km or 650 mi	Bambous	$747
1052 km or 654 mi	Quatre Bornes	$688
1054 km or 655 mi	Port Louis	$802
1058 km or 657 mi	Curepipe	$871
1058 km or 658 mi	Triolet	$819
1068 km or 664 mi	Goodlands	$810
1077 km or 669 mi	Centre de Flacq	$665
1078 km or 670 mi	Mahebourg	$820
1128 km or 701 mi	Quelimane	$691
1315 km or 817 mi	Mulanje	$456
1333 km or 828 mi	Beira	$952
1353 km or 841 mi	Zomba	$452
1373 km or 853 mi	Blantyre	$495
1396 km or 868 mi	Mangochi	$494
1441 km or 896 mi	Ntcheu	$489
1448 km or 900 mi	Monkey Bay	$516
1479 km or 919 mi	Chimoio	$875
1509 km or 937 mi	Tete	$792
1561 km or 970 mi	Mutare	$754
1564 km or 972 mi	Lilongwe	$587

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$588
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$811
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$595
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$555
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$457
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$575
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$610
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$583
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$567
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$565
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$531
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$605
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$585
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$589
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$613
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$487
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$504
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$514
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$519
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$573
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$557
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$491
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$523
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$484
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$533
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$516
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$502
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$520
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$520
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$590
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$507
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$599
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$562
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$508
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$523
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$533
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$521
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$560
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$492
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$522