Gold Coast vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gold Coast Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2528
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5661
$1938
🏠 One person rent
$1635
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$2683
$462
🍽️ Food expenses
$646
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3481
$892
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
49
53
😀 Quality of life
92
71
🏙️ Population
608K
9.4M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 277% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 839th and 7431st ($2528 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 80th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Gold Coast compared to 1.3 months in Ningbo. Gold Coast ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Ningbo ranked 26th in China, while ranked 124th and 3738th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gold Coast vs Ningbo

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Gold Coast Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.7
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$108
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.08
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.05
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1886
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1330
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2881
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2303
$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.9
$7.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.76%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7538
$4479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4593
$2802
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.84
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.5
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.06
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.77
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.15
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.29
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.1
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.19
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.13
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.9
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.4
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$66.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2105
$693
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8134
$15051

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Distance City Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Southport
$2352
71 km or 44 mi Brisbane
$2269
73 km or 45 mi Byron Bay
$2703
77 km or 48 mi Ipswich
$1813
114 km or 71 mi Caboolture
$1988
138 km or 86 mi Caloundra
$1864
152 km or 94 mi Toowoomba
$1766
155 km or 97 mi Sunshine Coast
$1835
256 km or 159 mi Coffs Harbour
$2172
308 km or 192 mi Hervey Bay
$1864
323 km or 201 mi Armidale
$1288
367 km or 228 mi Bundaberg
$1727
383 km or 238 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
511 km or 318 mi Gladstone
$1640
567 km or 353 mi Newcastle
$1997
591 km or 367 mi Rockhampton
$1635
660 km or 410 mi Dubbo
$1867
669 km or 416 mi Dee Why
$2379
675 km or 419 mi Kellyville
$2050
683 km or 424 mi Blacktown
$1710
683 km or 425 mi Sydney
$2844
684 km or 425 mi Parramatta
$2482
703 km or 437 mi Bathurst
$1699
715 km or 445 mi Orange
$1477
752 km or 468 mi Wollongong
$1695
827 km or 514 mi Goulburn
$1821
904 km or 562 mi Canberra
$2223
974 km or 605 mi Wagga Wagga
$1583
988 km or 614 mi Griffith
$1824
1182 km or 734 mi Townsville
$1839
1196 km or 743 mi Shepparton
$1815
1271 km or 789 mi Mildura
$1904
1294 km or 804 mi Bendigo
$1487
1299 km or 807 mi Traralgon
$1979
1337 km or 830 mi Sunbury
$1928
1338 km or 831 mi Pakenham
$1896
1342 km or 834 mi Berwick
$1860
1344 km or 835 mi Melbourne
$2496
1344 km or 835 mi South Yarra
$1829
1344 km or 835 mi Dandenong
$1894

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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