Adelaide vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Adelaide	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2338	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4797	$1938
🏠 One person rent	$1428	$264
🏘️ Family rent	$2032	$462
🍽️ Food expenses	$589	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$180	$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3804	$892
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	50	53
😀 Quality of life	93	71
🏙️ Population	1.39M	9.4M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 248% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 1210th and 7431st ($2338 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 80th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Adelaide compared to 1.3 months in Ningbo. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Ningbo ranked 26th in China, while ranked 73rd and 3738th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Ningbo

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	Adelaide	Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.9	$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.2	$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.33	$1.39
☕ Cappuccino	$4.02	$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1521	$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1196	$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2231	$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1697	$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.2	$7.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8511	$4479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5565	$2802
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.19	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.2	$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.67	$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23	$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.49	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.6	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$66.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1013	$693
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8002	$15051

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$2128
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1904
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1487
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1604
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1906
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1928
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$2217
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1822
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1815
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2496
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1829
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1894
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1824
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1889
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1860
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1896
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$1979
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2223
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1898
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1867
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1477
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1821
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1699
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1753
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1695
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1710
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$2050
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2482
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2308
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2844
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2379
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1997
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1288
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796

Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$584
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$680
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$594
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$860
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1126
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$1002
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$667
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$677
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$696
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$643
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$669
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$782
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$598
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$644
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$701
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$683
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$697
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$763
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$620
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$684
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$652
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$667
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$557
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$705
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$650
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$644
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$652
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$623
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$636
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$617
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$665
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$636
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$646
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$604
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$611
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$628
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$647
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$626
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$525