Canberra vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Canberra	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2223	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4990	$1938
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$264
🏘️ Family rent	$2158	$462
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4087	$892
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	30	53
😀 Quality of life	85	71
🏙️ Population	381K	9.4M

The cost of living in Canberra is 231% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 1443rd and 7431st ($2223 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 80th 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 1.3 months in Ningbo. Canberra ranked 13th best city to live in Australia vs Ningbo ranked 26th in China, while ranked 479th and 3738th 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	$15.5	$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.54	$1.39
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1538	$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1150	$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2721	$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1726	$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$7.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.89%	3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8609	$4479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5425	$2802
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.53	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.3	$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.14	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.61	$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.86	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.98	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.8	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.1	$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$66.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2023	$693
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15408	$15051

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1821
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1695
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1699
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1477
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1710
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2482
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$2050
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2844
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2379
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1824
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1867
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1815
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1997
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1979
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1896
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1860
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1894
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1829
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1487
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2496
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1928
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1889
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1906
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1822
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2217
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1604
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1288
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1904
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1898
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1753
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2308
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1766

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