Fort Worth vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Fort Worth	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2219	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5426	$1938
🏠 One person rent	$1306	$264
🏘️ Family rent	$2248	$462
🍽️ Food expenses	$622	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4183	$892
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	81	53
😀 Quality of life	91	71
🏙️ Population	919K	9.4M

The cost of living in Fort Worth is 231% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 1451st and 7431st ($2219 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1204th and 80th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Fort Worth compared to 1.3 months in Ningbo. Fort Worth ranked 40th best city to live in the United States vs Ningbo ranked 26th in China, while ranked 163rd and 3738th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fort Worth vs Ningbo

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	Fort Worth	Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.2	$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$1.39
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1389	$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1024	$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2352	$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1874	$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$78.3	$7.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2560	$4479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1869	$2802
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.4	$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.91	$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.21	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.7	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.87	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.95	$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.9	$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.29	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.7	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.1	$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$66.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1828	$693
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25647	$15051

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Cities near Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2145
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2152
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2155
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2128
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2141
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2127
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1907
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2126
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2105
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2124
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2175
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2114
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2129
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2302
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2127
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2076
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$2114
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$2142
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$2135
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2195
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2198
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2138
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$2076
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2193
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2177
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2190
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2193
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2188
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2461
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2177
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2258
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$1979
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2212
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2233
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2225
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2246
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2127
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2393
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2208

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