Changsha vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$622
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1669
$1956
🏠 One person rent
$211
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.9
$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1086
$1198
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
90
53
😀 Quality of life
72
73
🏙️ Population
10M
9.4M

The cost of living in Changsha is 6% less expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 7795th and 7558th ($622 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 196th and 114th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Changsha compared to 1.8 months in Ningbo. Ranked 18th vs 13th best cities to live in China, and 2894th vs 2343rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Ningbo

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Changsha Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.38
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$149
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$273
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.6
$31
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.9
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.4
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2530
$4619
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2779
$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.8
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.89
$4.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.32
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.39
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.85
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.6
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.23
$7.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.25
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$82
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.1
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$322
$803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9728
$15801

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$518
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$586
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$564
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$589
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$571
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$609
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$589
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$608
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$569
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$610
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$602
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$518
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$565
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$605
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$600
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$535
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$592
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$600
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$638
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$632
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$648
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$619
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$623
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$570
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$739
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$556
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$624
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$658
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$542
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$657
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$691
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$593
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$649
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$600
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$664
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$618
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$554

Cities near Ningbo

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