Antananarivo vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Antananarivo	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$564	$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1403	$1693
🏠 One person rent	$218	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$342	$334
🍽️ Food expenses	$190	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.3	$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$129	$733
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	13	85
😀 Quality of life	42	71
🏙️ Population	1.28M	9.07M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 2% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 8141st and 8245th ($564 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 341st 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 1.3 months in Shenyang. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 7545th and 3667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Shenyang

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	Antananarivo	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.34	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.91	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$1.45	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$336	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$78.4	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$601	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$144	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.7	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.5	$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.59%	5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$823	$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$563	$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.13	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.92	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.1	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.03	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.93	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.69	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.91	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.59	$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.56	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.76	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.14	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.6	$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.36	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.9	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.5	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$46.4	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8558	$24707

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Cities near Antananarivo

Distance	City	Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi	Antsirabe	$493
217 km or 135 mi	Toamasina	$476
633 km or 393 mi	Toliara	$453
727 km or 452 mi	Mamoudzou	$1624
809 km or 503 mi	Domoni	$1207
842 km or 523 mi	Le Port	$1590
842 km or 523 mi	Saint-Paul	$1641
846 km or 526 mi	La Possession	$1561
848 km or 527 mi	Saint-Leu	$1751
856 km or 532 mi	Saint-Denis	$1535
872 km or 542 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1595
873 km or 542 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1546
874 km or 543 mi	Le Tampon	$1576
879 km or 546 mi	Saint-Andre	$1560
884 km or 549 mi	Nacala	$1168
887 km or 551 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1561
888 km or 552 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1445
925 km or 575 mi	Moroni	$1207
975 km or 606 mi	Nampula	$935
998 km or 620 mi	Pemba	$1511
1047 km or 650 mi	Bambous	$774
1052 km or 654 mi	Quatre Bornes	$727
1054 km or 655 mi	Port Louis	$831
1058 km or 657 mi	Curepipe	$842
1058 km or 658 mi	Triolet	$834
1068 km or 664 mi	Goodlands	$822
1077 km or 669 mi	Centre de Flacq	$692
1078 km or 670 mi	Mahebourg	$812
1128 km or 701 mi	Quelimane	$692
1315 km or 817 mi	Mulanje	$461
1333 km or 828 mi	Beira	$996
1353 km or 841 mi	Zomba	$458
1373 km or 853 mi	Blantyre	$506
1396 km or 868 mi	Mangochi	$496
1441 km or 896 mi	Ntcheu	$493
1448 km or 900 mi	Monkey Bay	$519
1479 km or 919 mi	Chimoio	$916
1509 km or 937 mi	Tete	$820
1561 km or 970 mi	Mutare	$755
1564 km or 972 mi	Lilongwe	$592

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$470
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$492
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$518
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$521
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$434
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$489
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$511
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$434
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$516
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$528
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$532
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$556
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$537
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$547
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$517
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$519
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$550
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$576
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1564
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$457
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$537
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$537
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$550
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$499
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$521
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$584
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$521
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$565
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$557
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1553
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$501