Bridgetown vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bridgetown	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1336	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3092	$1938
🏠 One person rent	$600	$264
🏘️ Family rent	$923	$462
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.6	$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1573	$892
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	15	53
😀 Quality of life	57	71
🏙️ Population	98.5K	9.4M

The cost of living in Bridgetown is 99% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 4500th and 7431st ($1336 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 80th in Barbados and China, respectively. Check Barbados vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bridgetown compared to 1.3 months in Ningbo. Bridgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Barbados vs Ningbo ranked 26th in China, while ranked 6197th and 3738th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bridgetown vs Ningbo

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	Bridgetown	Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.45	$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.7	$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.97	$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$1.39
☕ Cappuccino	$4.59	$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.72	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$772	$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1401	$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$560	$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.6	$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.5	$7.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.75%	3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3508	$4479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3486	$2802
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.73	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.7	$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.58	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.92	$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.15	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.12	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.18	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.1	$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.01	$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.15	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.31	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.2	$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.93	$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.2	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.07	$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.2	$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$149	$66.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$297	$693
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6536	$15051

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Cities near Bridgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Holetown	$1454
161 km or 100 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
164 km or 102 mi	Georgetown	$989
175 km or 109 mi	Kingstown	$995
180 km or 112 mi	Castries	$1170
230 km or 143 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
244 km or 151 mi	Grenville	$1079
245 km or 152 mi	Scarborough	$1136
259 km or 161 mi	St. George's	$1078
310 km or 193 mi	Roseau	$1012
337 km or 210 mi	San Juan	$1232
339 km or 211 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
340 km or 211 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
347 km or 216 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
372 km or 231 mi	San Fernando	$1010
395 km or 245 mi	Basse-Terre	$1739
396 km or 246 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1732
404 km or 251 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1730
405 km or 251 mi	Le Moule	$1733
407 km or 253 mi	Les Abymes	$1717
411 km or 256 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1736
478 km or 297 mi	Carupano	$699
497 km or 309 mi	All Saints	$1166
507 km or 315 mi	St. John's	$1145
515 km or 320 mi	La Asuncion	$641
518 km or 322 mi	Porlamar	$610
522 km or 324 mi	Tucupita	$767
538 km or 335 mi	Maturin	$844
574 km or 357 mi	Basseterre	$1330
576 km or 358 mi	Cumana	$679
579 km or 360 mi	Cayon	$1332
622 km or 387 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
632 km or 393 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
641 km or 398 mi	Lecheria	$771
642 km or 399 mi	Upata	$788
643 km or 399 mi	Barcelona	$888
659 km or 410 mi	Philipsburg	$2884
667 km or 415 mi	Cantaura	$675
668 km or 415 mi	Anaco	$642
690 km or 429 mi	El Tigre	$741

Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$584
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$680
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$594
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$860
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1126
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$1002
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$667
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$677
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$696
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$643
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$669
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$782
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$598
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$644
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$701
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$683
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$697
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$763
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$620
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$684
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$652
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$667
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$557
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$705
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$650
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$644
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$652
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$623
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$636
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$617
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$665
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$636
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$646
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$604
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$611
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$628
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$647
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$626
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$525