Antananarivo vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1528
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$205
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$516
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$178
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.3
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$131
$727
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
13
24
😀 Quality of life
36
39
🏙️ Population
1.28M
6.56M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 15% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 8538th and 7649th ($519 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 262nd in Madagascar and China, respectively. Check Madagascar vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Antananarivo compared to 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 7340th and 7013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Shaoyang

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Antananarivo Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.31
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.36
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$1.07
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.4
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$618
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$375
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.4
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.4
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$490
$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.99
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.65
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.78
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.38
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.31
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.62
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.62
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.35
$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.7
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.3
$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11512
$10066

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Distance City Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi Antsirabe
$348
217 km or 135 mi Toamasina
$457
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$403
727 km or 452 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
809 km or 503 mi Domoni
$1093
842 km or 523 mi Le Port
$1481
842 km or 523 mi Saint-Paul
$1538
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1441
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1665
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1397
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1454
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1432
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1457
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1444
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1394
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1451
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1371
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$1091
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$1190
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1500
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$767
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$674
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$826
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$701
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$804
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$796
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$789
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$777
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$670
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$500
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$1000
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$498
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$591
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$516
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$515
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$526
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$953
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$834
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$662
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$582

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$570
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$600
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$618
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$611
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$558
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$599
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$603
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$595
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$611
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$582
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$497
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$746
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$596
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$594
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$538
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$552
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$623
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$783
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$566
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$611
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$780
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$592
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$573
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$852
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$590
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$612
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$628
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$580
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$605
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$614
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$813
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$607
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$619
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$581
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$610