Chengdu vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$660
$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1808
$2067
🏠 One person rent
$251
$311
🏘️ Family rent
$445
$607
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$87
$74
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$892
$758
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
94
61
😀 Quality of life
72
53
🏙️ Population
20.9M
9.4M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 10% less expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 7209th and 6747th ($660 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st and 63rd in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 1 months in Ningbo. Ranked 7th vs 45th best cities to live in China, and 1933rd vs 6048th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Ningbo

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Chengdu Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$329
$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$58.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4168
$5300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2205
$3372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.5
$16.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.55
$4.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.17
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.6
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$389
$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15153
$12898

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$614
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$605
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$587
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$572
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$611
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$603
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$591
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$604
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$624
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$559
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$625
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$550
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$588
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$613
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$574
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$570
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$609
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$682
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$609
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$618
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$560
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$551
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$627
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$642
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$607
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$596
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$575
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$662
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$593
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$600
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$584
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$595
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$620
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$569
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$568
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$612
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$555
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$594
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$591

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$612
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$742
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$702
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$585
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$843
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1136
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1028
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$708
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$712
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$749
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$706
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$706
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$731
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$718
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$738
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$719
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$776
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$661
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$702
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$698
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$620
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$719
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$685
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$703
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$690
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$729
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$674
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$633
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$771
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$674
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$630
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$629
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$694
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$676
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$651
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538