Guangzhou vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2294
$2067
🏠 One person rent
$333
$311
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$607
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.2
$74
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$758
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
97
61
😀 Quality of life
75
53
🏙️ Population
18.7M
9.4M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 4% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 6602nd and 6747th ($763 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th and 63rd in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Guangzhou compared to 1 months in Ningbo. Ranked 6th vs 45th best cities to live in China, and 1036th vs 6048th 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
$3.58
$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.44
 Cappuccino
$3.43
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$58.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10222
$5300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4345
$3372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$16.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$4.42
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15919
$12898

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$612
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$742
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$702
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$585
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$843
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1136
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1028
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$708
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$712
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$749
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$706
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$706
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$731
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$718
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$738
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$719
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$776
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$661
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$702
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$698
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$620
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$719
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$685
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$703
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$690
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$729
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$674
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$633
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$771
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$674
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$630
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$629
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$694
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$676
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$651
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538