Almaty vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1014
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2459
$1956
🏠 One person rent
$531
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.1
$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$776
$1198
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
52
53
😀 Quality of life
70
73
🏙️ Population
2.23M
9.4M

The cost of living in Almaty is 54% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 5468th and 7558th ($1014 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 114th in Kazakhstan and China, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 1.8 months in Ningbo. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Ningbo ranked 13th in China, while ranked 3901st and 2343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Ningbo

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Almaty Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.96
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.8
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.23
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1197
$614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$768
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$31
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.3
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.4
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.05%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$4619
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$4.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.91
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.5
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.81
$7.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.57
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$346
$803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10616
$15801

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$899
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$656
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$876
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$636
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$500
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$789
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$601
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$646
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$521
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$579
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$555
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$514
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$687
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$518
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$488
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$572
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$570
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$471
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$513
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$572
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$669
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$688
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$587
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$610
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$759
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$553
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$608
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$614
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$842
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$599
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$535
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$583
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$500
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$622
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$576
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$549
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$519
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$712

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$571
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$670
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$677
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$899
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1147
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1030
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$696
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$687
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$726
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$680
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$708
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$798
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$611
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$678
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$725
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$686
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$774
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$643
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$663
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$667
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$581
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$717
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$658
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$661
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$657
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$636
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$645
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$628
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$684
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$651
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$659
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$623
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$627
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$646
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$664
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$644
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538