Austin vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austin Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2590
$677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6302
$1957
🏠 One person rent
$1683
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$3179
$557
🍽️ Food expenses
$594
$278
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5536
$828
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
66
61
😀 Quality of life
90
56
🏙️ Population
962K
9.4M

The cost of living in Austin is 283% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 548th and 6976th ($2590 vs $677) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 492nd and 122nd 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 2.1 months in Austin compared to 1.2 months in Ningbo. Austin ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Ningbo ranked 36th in China, while ranked 126th and 5865th among best cities to live in the world.

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Austin Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.9
$3.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.7
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.93
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.72
$1.39
 Cappuccino
$5.58
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1357
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4238
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2575
$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.76%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7634
$5184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2615
$3305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.8
$16.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$4.47
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.99
$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.66
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.58
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.38
$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.04
$2.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$8.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$147
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.2
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.9
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1599
$544
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21605
$9922

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$2179
25 km or 15 mi Round Rock
$2095
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Park
$2191
31 km or 20 mi Leander
$2190
37 km or 23 mi Kyle
$2150
39 km or 24 mi Georgetown
$2146
51 km or 32 mi San Marcos
$2093
76 km or 47 mi New Braunfels
$2175
84 km or 52 mi Seguin
$2146
86 km or 53 mi Harker Heights
$1989
90 km or 56 mi Killeen
$1902
93 km or 58 mi Copperas Cove
$2013
95 km or 59 mi Cibolo
$2158
96 km or 60 mi Schertz
$2146
96 km or 60 mi Temple
$2066
122 km or 76 mi San Antonio
$2219
137 km or 85 mi Bryan
$1925
138 km or 86 mi Kerrville
$2186
140 km or 87 mi College Station
$1829
150 km or 93 mi Waco
$2071
180 km or 112 mi Victoria
$2220
204 km or 126 mi Rosenberg
$2136
214 km or 133 mi Huntsville
$1988
215 km or 133 mi The Woodlands
$2737
218 km or 136 mi Stephenville
$2108
218 km or 136 mi Conroe
$1801
219 km or 136 mi Sugar Land
$2148
226 km or 140 mi Missouri
$2128
227 km or 141 mi Spring
$2126
230 km or 143 mi Cleburne
$2149
233 km or 145 mi Corsicana
$2129
234 km or 145 mi Houston
$2221
248 km or 154 mi Waxahachie
$2199
249 km or 155 mi Pearland
$2118
252 km or 156 mi Burleson
$2143
252 km or 157 mi Midlothian
$2306
256 km or 159 mi Pasadena
$2141
258 km or 160 mi Alvin
$2055
260 km or 161 mi Friendswood
$2107
260 km or 161 mi Mansfield
$2338

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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