Austin vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Austin	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2416	$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5487	$1985
🏠 One person rent	$1511	$302
🏘️ Family rent	$2463	$533
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$277
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4904	$768
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	66	60
😀 Quality of life	92	57
🏙️ Population	962K	9.4M

The cost of living in Austin is 239% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 1002nd and 7025th ($2416 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 879th and 46th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Austin compared to 1.1 months in Ningbo. Austin ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Ningbo ranked 49th in China, while ranked 151st and 6133rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Ningbo

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	Austin	Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70	$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.79	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1903	$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3088	$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$57.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.9	$8.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	3.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$5268
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3258	$3300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.9	$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$4.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.21	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.2	$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$6.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.3	$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1317	$598
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21266	$15234

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2148
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2241
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2222
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2188
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2215
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2233
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2210
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2022
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2105
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2178
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2164
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2136
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2023
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1993
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2169
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1900
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2279
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2220
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2020
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2154
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1828
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2216
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2094
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2185
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2186
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2240
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2177
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2184
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2190
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2240
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2095
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2155
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$576
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$740
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$666
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$597
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$826
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1128
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$1003
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$672
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$677
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$696
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$631
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$673
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$771
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$586
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$632
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$696
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$679
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$696
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$753
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$612
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$674
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$642
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$547
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$700
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$634
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$637
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$639
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$601
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$621
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$604
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$659
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$622
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$630
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$597
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$597
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$620
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$634
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$618
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$531