Edmonton vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Edmonton	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1878	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$1938
🏠 One person rent	$1038	$264
🏘️ Family rent	$1712	$462
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3113	$892
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	64	53
😀 Quality of life	90	71
🏙️ Population	1.01M	9.4M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 180% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 2524th and 7431st ($1878 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 80th in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Edmonton compared to 1.3 months in Ningbo. Edmonton ranked 19th best city to live in Canada vs Ningbo ranked 26th in China, while ranked 193rd and 3738th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Ningbo

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	Edmonton	Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.72	$1.39
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1034	$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$807	$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1381	$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60	$7.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.7%	3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2368	$4479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2313	$2802
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.74	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.3	$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.44	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.9	$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.9	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.4	$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.9	$66.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$762	$693
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10028	$15051

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1775
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1841
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2118
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1801
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1815
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1993
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1672
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1773
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1956
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2315
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1762
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2187
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2156
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2470
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2544
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1697
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1899
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2054
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2237
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2457
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2478
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2540
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2526
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2361
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2009

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