Antananarivo vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1414
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$217
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$341
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.8
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$110
$1024
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
13
95
😀 Quality of life
41
77
🏙️ Population
1.28M
17.5M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 40% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8275th and 6106th ($564 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 7753rd and 1113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Shenzhen

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Antananarivo Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.36
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$1.52
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$89.7
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$163
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.6
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.4
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.44%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$699
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$586
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.08
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.86
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.04
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.96
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.4
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.3
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.6
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9859
$22916

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$496
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$481
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$1652
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$1237
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$1624
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$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

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$2415
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$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638