Boston vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Boston Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3680
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8143
$1956
🏠 One person rent
$2555
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$4103
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$749
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6248
$1198
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
100
53
😀 Quality of life
91
73
🏙️ Population
676K
9.4M

The cost of living in Boston is 458% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 27th and 7558th ($3680 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 114th 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 1.7 months in Boston compared to 1.8 months in Ningbo. Boston ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Ningbo ranked 13th in China, while ranked 105th and 2343rd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Boston vs Ningbo

Prices for goods and services in Boston and Ningbo are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Boston Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.8
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$102
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$5.38
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2870
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2200
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5120
$614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3473
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$31
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.3
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12808
$4619
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6220
$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.7
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$4.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.58
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.77
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.6
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.53
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.6
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$7.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$192
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.8
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.4
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2859
$803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26444
$15801

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3862
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3168
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3685
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$3012
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3170
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$3028
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3009
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2712
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3028
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2977
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$3000
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2914
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$3038
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2866
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2910
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2866
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3232
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2845
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2886
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2783
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2759
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2959
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2901
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2794
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2851
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$3007
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$3005
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2796
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2963
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2420
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2828
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2906
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2867
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2923
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3022
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2636
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2855
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2900
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2890
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2890

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