Edmonton vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Edmonton	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1823	$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4109	$1985
🏠 One person rent	$1004	$302
🏘️ Family rent	$1648	$533
🍽️ Food expenses	$548	$277
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2739	$768
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	63	60
😀 Quality of life	91	57
🏙️ Population	1.01M	9.4M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 156% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 2644th and 7025th ($1823 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 74th and 46th in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Edmonton compared to 1.1 months in Ningbo. Edmonton ranked 16th best city to live in Canada vs Ningbo ranked 49th in China, while ranked 171st and 6133rd 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	$15.3	$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.7	$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1030	$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$784	$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1651	$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1356	$425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$57.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.6	$8.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.56%	3.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2399	$5268
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2239	$3300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.6	$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.2	$4.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.23	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.83	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.35	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.4	$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$6.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.3	$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.3	$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$669	$598
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8796	$15234

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1648
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1730
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1782
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2079
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1773
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1887
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1854
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1632
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1544
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1817
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1478
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1748
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1949
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1618
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1759
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2617
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1973
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2366
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2343
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1675
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2231
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2228
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2111
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2414
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2490
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1765
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1913
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$1952
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2297
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2412
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2379
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2457
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2443
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2325
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2001

Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$576
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$740
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$666
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$597
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$826
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1128
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$1003
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$672
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$677
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$696
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$631
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$673
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$771
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$586
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$632
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$696
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$679
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$696
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$753
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$612
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$674
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$642
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$547
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$700
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$634
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$637
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$639
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$601
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$621
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$604
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$659
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$622
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$630
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$597
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$597
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$620
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$634
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$618
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$531