Antananarivo vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Antananarivo	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$600	$677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1828	$1957
🏠 One person rent	$263	$261
🏘️ Family rent	$755	$557
🍽️ Food expenses	$199	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.8	$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$145	$828
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	13	61
😀 Quality of life	39	56
🏙️ Population	1.28M	9.4M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 11% less expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 7665th and 6976th ($600 vs $677) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 122nd 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 1.2 months in Ningbo. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Ningbo ranked 36th in China, while ranked 7272nd and 5865th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Ningbo

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	Antananarivo	Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.87	$3.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.6	$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.56	$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.39
☕ Cappuccino	$1.15	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$124	$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1149	$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$537	$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.3	$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.2	$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57	$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.86%	5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$786	$5184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$493	$3305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.09	$16.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.13	$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.39	$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.77	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.43	$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.68	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.3	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.88	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.49	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.51	$2.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.81	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.65	$8.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.36	$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.1	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.8	$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$134	$544
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11649	$9922

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Cities near Antananarivo

Distance	City	Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi	Antsirabe	$353
217 km or 135 mi	Toamasina	$461
633 km or 393 mi	Toliara	$428
727 km or 452 mi	Mamoudzou	$1506
809 km or 503 mi	Domoni	$585
842 km or 523 mi	Le Port	$1439
842 km or 523 mi	Saint-Paul	$1487
846 km or 526 mi	La Possession	$1417
848 km or 527 mi	Saint-Leu	$1618
856 km or 532 mi	Saint-Denis	$1394
872 km or 542 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1324
873 km or 542 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1406
874 km or 543 mi	Le Tampon	$1365
879 km or 546 mi	Saint-Andre	$1411
884 km or 549 mi	Nacala	$1127
887 km or 551 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1404
888 km or 552 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1334
925 km or 575 mi	Moroni	$587
975 km or 606 mi	Nampula	$1165
998 km or 620 mi	Pemba	$1144
1047 km or 650 mi	Bambous	$718
1052 km or 654 mi	Quatre Bornes	$666
1054 km or 655 mi	Port Louis	$829
1058 km or 657 mi	Curepipe	$770
1058 km or 658 mi	Triolet	$784
1068 km or 664 mi	Goodlands	$776
1077 km or 669 mi	Centre de Flacq	$751
1078 km or 670 mi	Mahebourg	$852
1128 km or 701 mi	Quelimane	$992
1315 km or 817 mi	Mulanje	$327
1333 km or 828 mi	Beira	$1014
1353 km or 841 mi	Zomba	$326
1373 km or 853 mi	Blantyre	$363
1396 km or 868 mi	Mangochi	$332
1441 km or 896 mi	Ntcheu	$332
1448 km or 900 mi	Monkey Bay	$335
1479 km or 919 mi	Chimoio	$993
1509 km or 937 mi	Tete	$970
1561 km or 970 mi	Mutare	$645
1564 km or 972 mi	Lilongwe	$367

Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$690
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$755
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$719
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$596
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$831
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1190
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$1074
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$725
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$735
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$771
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$699
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$731
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$1020
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$811
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$731
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$763
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$687
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$741
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$787
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$682
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$707
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$707
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$678
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$651
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$744
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$688
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$720
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$694
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$713
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$675
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$644
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$789
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$665
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$682
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$625
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$625
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$713
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$679
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$645
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$524