Cost of living comparison
Antananarivo is 14.6% cheaper than Beijing.
If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 54.2% more for restaurants
Beijing
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.37
CN¥31.56
|
$4.38
Ar19,628
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.82
CN¥42.08
|
$8.07
Ar36,156
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
$1.08
Ar4,821
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
CN¥2.41
|
$0.58
Ar2,617
|
|
pay 29.6% less for groceries
Beijing
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
CN¥14.74
|
$1.17
Ar5,251
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.63
CN¥47.94
|
$3.88
Ar17,389
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.67
CN¥55.44
|
$3.86
Ar17,304
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
CN¥13.67
|
$2.05
Ar9,173
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥13.00
|
$2.49
Ar11,168
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
CN¥7.24
|
$0.78
Ar3,475
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
CN¥6.67
|
$0.31
Ar1,406
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
CN¥6.99
|
$0.43
Ar1,933
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
CN¥5.07
|
$0.35
Ar1,562
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
$0.31
Ar1,406
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
$0.40
Ar1,781
|
|
pay 11.5% more for transportation
Beijing
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
CN¥34.64
|
$4.33
Ar19,422
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.66
CN¥315.63
|
$2.74
Ar12,289
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,196.95
CN¥174,910.09
|
$14,979.86
Ar67,147,201
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.53
CN¥39.98
|
$15.90
Ar71,279
|
|
pay 9.6% more for housing
Beijing
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.10
CN¥145.26
|
$58.15
Ar260,669
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,154.95
CN¥8,348.65
|
$465.53
Ar2,086,728
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$634.84
CN¥4,588.97
|
$193.01
Ar865,166
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.96
CN¥324.97
|
$35.25
Ar157,993
|
|
pay 86.4% less for childcare
Beijing
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$951.31
CN¥6,876.67
|
$138.28
Ar619,820
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,770.10
CN¥200,738.92
|
$3,533.71
Ar15,839,853
|
|
pay 29.0% less for entertainment and sports
Beijing
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.46
CN¥10.52
|
$1.15
Ar5,165
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
CN¥31.62
|
$1.15
Ar5,165
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
CN¥31.56
|
$5.30
Ar23,760
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
CN¥421.63
|
$41.48
Ar185,946
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.12
CN¥73.12
|
$5.76
Ar25,826
|
|
pay 32.6% less for clothing
Beijing
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.18
CN¥500.05
|
$29.38
Ar131,712
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.88
CN¥317.21
|
$23.05
Ar103,303
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.48
CN¥646.81
|
$103.71
Ar464,865
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.62
CN¥900.85
|
$72.98
Ar327,127
|
|
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