Canberra vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canberra Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2258
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5105
$1956
🏠 One person rent
$1409
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$2111
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$584
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4498
$1198
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
30
53
😀 Quality of life
85
73
🏙️ Population
381K
9.4M

The cost of living in Canberra is 242% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 1373rd and 7558th ($2258 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 114th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Canberra compared to 1.8 months in Ningbo. Canberra ranked 10th best city to live in Australia vs Ningbo ranked 13th in China, while ranked 438th and 2343rd 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
$15.6
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.7
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.03
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.24
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1459
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1187
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2549
$614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1714
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$31
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.83%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9940
$4619
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6181
$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.2
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.9
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$4.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.66
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.41
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.69
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.9
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.98
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.85
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.8
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.4
$7.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.7
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2338
$803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17844
$15801

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$1795
161 km or 100 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
187 km or 116 mi Wollongong
$1695
212 km or 132 mi Bathurst
$1701
223 km or 139 mi Orange
$1460
235 km or 146 mi Blacktown
$1709
238 km or 148 mi Parramatta
$2481
243 km or 151 mi Kellyville
$2040
247 km or 154 mi Sydney
$2844
261 km or 162 mi Dee Why
$2354
303 km or 188 mi Griffith
$1825
341 km or 212 mi Dubbo
$1855
357 km or 222 mi Shepparton
$1816
358 km or 222 mi Newcastle
$1995
397 km or 246 mi Traralgon
$2000
448 km or 278 mi Pakenham
$1936
454 km or 282 mi Berwick
$1915
459 km or 285 mi Dandenong
$1913
464 km or 288 mi Cranbourne
$1810
466 km or 289 mi South Yarra
$1834
466 km or 290 mi Bendigo
$1493
466 km or 290 mi Melbourne
$2543
470 km or 292 mi Sunbury
$1933
477 km or 297 mi Frankston
$1889
485 km or 302 mi Melton
$1896
488 km or 303 mi Tarneit
$1813
489 km or 304 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1847
531 km or 330 mi Geelong
$2179
535 km or 332 mi Ballarat
$1606
554 km or 344 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
583 km or 362 mi Armidale
$1273
649 km or 403 mi Mildura
$1905
669 km or 415 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132
684 km or 425 mi Warrnambool
$1876
698 km or 434 mi Devonport
$1868
706 km or 438 mi Launceston
$1728
796 km or 495 mi Mount Gambier
$1880
852 km or 529 mi Byron Bay
$2672
858 km or 533 mi Hobart
$2364
902 km or 560 mi Toowoomba
$1720

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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