Bangkok vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangkok	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$994	$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2947	$2067
🏠 One person rent	$425	$311
🏘️ Family rent	$1110	$607
🍽️ Food expenses	$301	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$74
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$723	$758
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	89	61
😀 Quality of life	74	53
🏙️ Population	5.68M	9.4M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 36% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 5738th and 6747th ($994 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 63rd in Thailand and China, respectively. Check Thailand vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 1 months in Ningbo. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Ningbo ranked 45th in China, while ranked 1355th and 6048th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Ningbo

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	Bangkok	Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.03	$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.1	$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.16	$1.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$829	$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63	$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.3	$58.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.8	$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.22%	4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5850	$5300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2650	$3372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$16.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$4.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.8	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.5	$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.56	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.39	$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.8	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.51	$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$662	$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13758	$12898

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$787
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$739
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$613
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$800
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$773
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$676
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$703
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$570
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$697
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$533
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$630
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$806
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$612
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$555
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$745
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1168
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$635
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$819
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$529
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$514
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$919
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$711
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$742
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$783

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