Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 2.8 times more expensive than Antananarivo.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Antananarivo, you would:
pay 30.4% less for restaurants
Antananarivo
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.38
Ar19,262
|
$4.37
CN¥31.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.07
Ar35,483
|
$5.82
CN¥42.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
Ar4,731
|
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
Ar2,568
|
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
|
pay 65.0% more for groceries
Antananarivo
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
Ar5,153
|
$2.04
CN¥14.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
Ar17,066
|
$6.63
CN¥48.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.86
Ar16,982
|
$7.67
CN¥55.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
Ar9,003
|
$1.89
CN¥13.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
Ar10,960
|
$1.80
CN¥13.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
Ar3,411
|
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
Ar1,380
|
$0.92
CN¥6.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
Ar1,897
|
$0.97
CN¥7.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
Ar1,533
|
$0.70
CN¥5.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
Ar1,380
|
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
Ar1,747
|
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for transportation
Antananarivo
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.33
Ar19,060
|
$4.79
CN¥34.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$2.74
Ar12,060
|
$43.66
CN¥316.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,979.86
Ar65,896,735
|
$24,196.95
CN¥175,169.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
Ar69,952
|
$5.53
CN¥40.04
|
|
pay 84.8% more for housing
Antananarivo
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.15
Ar255,815
|
$20.10
CN¥145.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.53
Ar2,047,868
|
$1,154.95
CN¥8,361.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.01
Ar849,054
|
$634.84
CN¥4,595.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.25
Ar155,051
|
$44.96
CN¥325.45
|
|
pay 7.4 times more for childcare
Antananarivo
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$138.28
Ar608,278
|
$951.31
CN¥6,886.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,533.71
Ar15,544,871
|
$27,770.10
CN¥201,036.06
|
|
pay 80.9% more for entertainment and sports
Antananarivo
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
Ar5,069
|
$1.46
CN¥10.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
Ar5,069
|
$4.37
CN¥31.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
Ar23,317
|
$4.37
CN¥31.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.48
Ar182,483
|
$58.33
CN¥422.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
Ar25,345
|
$10.12
CN¥73.23
|
|
pay 70.7% more for clothing
Antananarivo
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.38
Ar129,259
|
$69.18
CN¥500.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.05
Ar101,380
|
$43.88
CN¥317.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.71
Ar456,208
|
$89.48
CN¥647.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.98
Ar321,035
|
$124.62
CN¥902.19
|
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