Guangzhou vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$1957
🏠 One person rent
$333
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$557
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$278
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$828
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
97
61
😀 Quality of life
75
56
🏙️ Population
18.7M
9.4M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 10% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 6607th and 6976th ($742 vs $677) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 122nd in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.2 months in Ningbo. Ranked 6th vs 36th best cities to live in China, and 955th vs 5865th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Ningbo

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Guangzhou Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.17
$3.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$5184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$3305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$16.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$2.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$8.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$544
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$9922

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$690
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$755
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$719
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$831
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1190
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1074
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$725
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$735
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$771
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$699
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$731
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$811
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$731
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$763
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$687
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$741
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$787
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$682
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$707
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$707
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$651
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$744
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$688
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$720
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$694
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$713
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$675
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$644
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$789
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$682
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$625
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$625
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$713
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$679
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$645
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$524