Antananarivo vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Antananarivo	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$507	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1468	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$182	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$411
🍽️ Food expenses	$178	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.7	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$85.4	$709
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	13	24
😀 Quality of life	35	39
🏙️ Population	1.28M	6.56M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 14% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 8589th and 7740th ($507 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 263rd 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 Shaoyang. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 7515th and 7044th 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	$3.19	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.8	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.23	$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$1.13	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$315	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$43.3	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$427	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.7	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.87%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$624	$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$480	$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.13	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.03	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.23	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.71	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.82	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.44	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.53	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.73	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.2	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.4	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.26	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.7	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.4	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$77.3	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11211	$11393

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Cities near Antananarivo

Distance	City	Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi	Antsirabe	$352
217 km or 135 mi	Toamasina	$447
633 km or 393 mi	Toliara	$389
727 km or 452 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
809 km or 503 mi	Domoni	$1100
842 km or 523 mi	Le Port	$1400
842 km or 523 mi	Saint-Paul	$1459
846 km or 526 mi	La Possession	$1371
848 km or 527 mi	Saint-Leu	$1575
856 km or 532 mi	Saint-Denis	$1322
872 km or 542 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1397
873 km or 542 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1358
874 km or 543 mi	Le Tampon	$1396
879 km or 546 mi	Saint-Andre	$1368
884 km or 549 mi	Nacala	$1150
887 km or 551 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1379
888 km or 552 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1296
925 km or 575 mi	Moroni	$1105
975 km or 606 mi	Nampula	$872
998 km or 620 mi	Pemba	$1506
1047 km or 650 mi	Bambous	$745
1052 km or 654 mi	Quatre Bornes	$671
1054 km or 655 mi	Port Louis	$812
1058 km or 657 mi	Curepipe	$712
1058 km or 658 mi	Triolet	$808
1068 km or 664 mi	Goodlands	$796
1077 km or 669 mi	Centre de Flacq	$667
1078 km or 670 mi	Mahebourg	$785
1128 km or 701 mi	Quelimane	$675
1315 km or 817 mi	Mulanje	$461
1333 km or 828 mi	Beira	$1003
1353 km or 841 mi	Zomba	$457
1373 km or 853 mi	Blantyre	$507
1396 km or 868 mi	Mangochi	$493
1441 km or 896 mi	Ntcheu	$492
1448 km or 900 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
1479 km or 919 mi	Chimoio	$947
1509 km or 937 mi	Tete	$825
1561 km or 970 mi	Mutare	$752
1564 km or 972 mi	Lilongwe	$587

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$553
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$579
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$609
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$590
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$579
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$582
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$570
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$586
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$577
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$563
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$724
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$573
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$577
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$522
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$533
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$596
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$755
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$549
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$590
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$758
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$569
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$556
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$564
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$589
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$600
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$561
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$591
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$591
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$761
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$579
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$602
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$575
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600