Austin vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Austin	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2455	$708
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5709	$2004
🏠 One person rent	$1585	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$2741	$591
🍽️ Food expenses	$566	$274
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5262	$725
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	65	60
😀 Quality of life	90	53
🏙️ Population	962K	9.4M

The cost of living in Austin is 247% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 858th and 6849th ($2455 vs $708) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th and 51st 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 months in Ningbo. Austin ranked 30th best city to live in the United States vs Ningbo ranked 48th in China, while ranked 142nd and 6084th 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	$17.5	$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1949	$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3348	$752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$463
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4187	$5147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$3264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$9.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.03	$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$7.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$62.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1385	$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22096	$12465

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2163
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2260
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2192
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2224
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2182
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1969
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2148
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2132
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2134
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2033
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1944
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2152
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1853
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2230
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2215
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2089
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2133
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1799
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2087
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2155
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2170
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2108
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2159
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2224
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2182
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2056
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2097
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2305

Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$590
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$716
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$573
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$805
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1097
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$984
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$677
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$671
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$700
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$670
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$665
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$868
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$587
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$645
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$701
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$670
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$682
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$726
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$631
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$695
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$650
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$602
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$681
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$657
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$642
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$654
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$702
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$643
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$616
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$672
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$636
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$644
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$607
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$603
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$642
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$643
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$621
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$522