Canberra vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Canberra	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2019	$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4571	$1985
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$302
🏘️ Family rent	$1958	$533
🍽️ Food expenses	$519	$277
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3565	$768
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	30	60
😀 Quality of life	86	57
🏙️ Population	381K	9.4M

The cost of living in Canberra is 183% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 1949th and 7025th ($2019 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 46th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Canberra compared to 1.1 months in Ningbo. Canberra ranked 10th best city to live in Australia vs Ningbo ranked 49th in China, while ranked 413th and 6133rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Ningbo

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	Canberra	Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.3	$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.8	$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.5	$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.6	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$3.3	$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1348	$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1007	$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2461	$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1543	$425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$57.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.7	$8.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.01%	3.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7420	$5268
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4762	$3300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.28	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$4.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.41	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.51	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.15	$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.8	$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.62	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.44	$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.5	$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$6.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.7	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.9	$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1751	$598
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13305	$15234

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1678
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1580
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1568
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1364
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1599
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2292
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1888
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2640
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2181
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1667
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1747
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1662
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1839
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1813
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1725
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1706
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1736
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1681
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1362
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2308
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1768
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1728
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1738
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1673
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2058
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1464
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1184
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1771
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1786
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1660
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2127
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1639

Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$576
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$740
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$666
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$597
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$826
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1128
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$1003
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$672
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$677
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$696
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$631
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$673
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$771
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$586
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$632
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$696
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$679
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$696
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$753
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$612
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$674
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$642
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$547
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$700
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$634
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$637
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$639
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$601
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$621
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$604
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$659
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$622
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$630
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$597
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$597
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$620
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$634
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$618
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$531