George Town vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	George Town	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3795	$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8459	$1956
🏠 One person rent	$2638	$249
🏘️ Family rent	$4600	$431
🍽️ Food expenses	$890	$266
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.8	$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7880	$1198
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	25	53
😀 Quality of life	80	73
🏙️ Population	47K	9.4M

The cost of living in George Town is 475% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 15th and 7558th ($3795 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 114th in the Cayman Islands and China, respectively. Check the Cayman Islands vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in George Town compared to 1.8 months in Ningbo. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Ningbo ranked 13th in China, while ranked 717th and 2343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in George Town vs Ningbo

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	George Town	Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30	$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$110	$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.8	$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.21	$1.25
☕ Cappuccino	$6.92	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.42	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2779	$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2290	$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4062	$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$31
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$212	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$114	$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.19%	3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8738	$4619
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3024	$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.42	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.2	$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.7	$4.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.79	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.84	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.74	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.89	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25.2	$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.16	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10	$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.67	$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.08	$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.5	$7.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25	$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$138	$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1829	$803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26968	$15801

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$886
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1232
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1201
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1092
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1158
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1090
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1160
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1322
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1213
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1522
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1165
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1168
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1196
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1163
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1212
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1319
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1619
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$1024
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$1073
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$964
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2774
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$1102
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1152
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2128
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$874
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1575
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1314
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1482
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1163
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1285
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1352
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1274
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1650
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$2957
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$1132
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1149
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1260
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1177
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1294
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1673

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