Antananarivo vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Antananarivo	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$600	$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1828	$1601
🏠 One person rent	$263	$212
🏘️ Family rent	$755	$402
🍽️ Food expenses	$199	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.8	$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$145	$720
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	13	24
😀 Quality of life	39	43
🏙️ Population	1.28M	6.56M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 4% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 7665th and 7871st ($600 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 396th 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 236th in China, while ranked 7272nd and 6810th 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	$3.87	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.6	$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.56	$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$1.15	$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$124	$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1149	$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$537	$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.3	$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.2	$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.86%	4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$786	$3499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$493	$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.09	$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$3.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.13	$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.39	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.77	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.43	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.68	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.3	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.88	$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.49	$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.51	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.81	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.65	$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.36	$5.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.1	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.8	$65.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$134	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11649	$11076

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$538
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$554
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$570
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$584
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$530
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$549
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$585
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$578
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$555
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$575
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$585
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$533
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$579
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$565
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$548
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$752
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$579
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$584
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$573
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$525
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$558
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$604
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$774
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$574
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$587
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$785
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$580
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$856
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$581
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$602
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$613
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$574
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$609
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$596
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$812
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$596
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$599
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$577
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$586