Almaty vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2404
$2067
🏠 One person rent
$499
$311
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$607
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.7
$74
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$758
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
50
61
😀 Quality of life
65
53
🏙️ Population
1.92M
9.4M

The cost of living in Almaty is 28% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 6015th and 6747th ($941 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 63rd in Kazakhstan and China, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 1 months in Ningbo. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Ningbo ranked 45th in China, while ranked 4176th and 6048th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.28
$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.31
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$58.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.72%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$5300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$3372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$16.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.51
$4.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.8
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11033
$12898

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$838
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$791
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$681
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$710
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$661
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$645
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$630
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$735
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$653
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$628
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$654
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$461
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$599
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$567
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$419
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$617
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$527
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$473
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$469
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$596
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$663
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$429
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$595
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$624
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$626
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$816
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$660
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$519
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$666
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$622
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$671
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$658
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$532
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$687

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$612
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$742
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$702
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$585
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$843
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1136
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1028
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$708
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$712
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$749
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$706
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$706
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$731
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$718
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$738
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$719
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$776
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$661
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$702
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$698
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$620
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$719
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$685
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$703
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$690
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$729
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$674
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$633
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$771
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$674
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$630
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$629
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$694
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$676
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$651
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538