Brasilia vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brasilia	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$765	$708
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2266	$2004
🏠 One person rent	$296	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$700	$591
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$274
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$501	$725
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	28	60
😀 Quality of life	56	53
🏙️ Population	2.82M	9.4M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 8% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 6598th and 6849th ($765 vs $708) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 51st in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brasilia compared to 1 months in Ningbo. Brasilia ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs Ningbo ranked 48th in China, while ranked 5716th and 6084th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Ningbo

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	Brasilia	Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.98	$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.04	$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$211	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$919	$752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$463
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.9	$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2296	$5147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1378	$3264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.94	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.1	$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.12	$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.7	$9.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.78	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.9	$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.85	$7.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.7	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.8	$62.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$458	$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14627	$12465

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$653
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$508
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$615
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$665
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$606
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$596
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$606
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$595
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$630
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$599
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$630
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$558
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$601
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$581
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$529
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$559
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$561
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$604
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$595
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$578
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$548
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$571
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$557
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$522
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$564
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$529
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$608
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$603
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$412
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$536
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$573
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$531
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$582
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$568
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$580
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$671
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$625
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$558
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$590

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