Antananarivo vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Antananarivo	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$564	$575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1414	$1749
🏠 One person rent	$217	$211
🏘️ Family rent	$341	$356
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.8	$63.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$110	$835
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	13	74
😀 Quality of life	41	70
🏙️ Population	1.28M	9.07M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 2% less expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 8275th and 8176th ($564 vs $575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 313th 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 1.5 months in Shenyang. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Shenyang ranked 29th in China, while ranked 7753rd and 3872nd 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	$3.36	$2.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.4	$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.59	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$0.86
☕ Cappuccino	$1.52	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$89.7	$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$518	$372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$163	$266
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.6	$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.4	$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.6	$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.44%	4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$699	$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$586	$1276
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.08	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$3.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$3.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.93	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.04	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.59	$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.96	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.61	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.56	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.25	$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.9	$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.3	$42.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78	$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$46.6	$481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9859	$25508

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Cities near Antananarivo

Distance	City	Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi	Antsirabe	$496
217 km or 135 mi	Toamasina	$481
633 km or 393 mi	Toliara	$460
727 km or 452 mi	Mamoudzou	$1652
809 km or 503 mi	Domoni	$1237
842 km or 523 mi	Le Port	$1624
842 km or 523 mi	Saint-Paul	$1681
846 km or 526 mi	La Possession	$1600
848 km or 527 mi	Saint-Leu	$1795
856 km or 532 mi	Saint-Denis	$1562
872 km or 542 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1640
873 km or 542 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1588
874 km or 543 mi	Le Tampon	$1618
879 km or 546 mi	Saint-Andre	$1597
884 km or 549 mi	Nacala	$1181
887 km or 551 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1602
888 km or 552 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1468
925 km or 575 mi	Moroni	$1233
975 km or 606 mi	Nampula	$935
998 km or 620 mi	Pemba	$1521
1047 km or 650 mi	Bambous	$749
1052 km or 654 mi	Quatre Bornes	$697
1054 km or 655 mi	Port Louis	$812
1058 km or 657 mi	Curepipe	$819
1058 km or 658 mi	Triolet	$815
1068 km or 664 mi	Goodlands	$807
1077 km or 669 mi	Centre de Flacq	$672
1078 km or 670 mi	Mahebourg	$796
1128 km or 701 mi	Quelimane	$692
1315 km or 817 mi	Mulanje	$461
1333 km or 828 mi	Beira	$1000
1353 km or 841 mi	Zomba	$458
1373 km or 853 mi	Blantyre	$505
1396 km or 868 mi	Mangochi	$496
1441 km or 896 mi	Ntcheu	$495
1448 km or 900 mi	Monkey Bay	$521
1479 km or 919 mi	Chimoio	$924
1509 km or 937 mi	Tete	$828
1561 km or 970 mi	Mutare	$764
1564 km or 972 mi	Lilongwe	$591

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$483
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$522
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$545
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$454
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$507
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$534
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$447
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$537
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$504
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$541
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$562
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$523
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$543
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$540
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$560
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$536
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$534
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$544
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$590
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1574
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$477
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$568
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$562
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$534
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$559
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$514
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$542
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$599
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$540
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1540
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$578
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$607
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$588
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1560
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1539
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$523