Guangzhou vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$1938
🏠 One person rent
$354
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$462
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$892
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
96
53
😀 Quality of life
74
71
🏙️ Population
18.7M
9.4M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 17% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 6835th and 7431st ($782 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 80th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.3 months in Ningbo. Ranked 7th vs 26th best cities to live in China, and 2285th vs 3738th 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
$2.86
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$7.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$4479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$2802
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$66.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$693
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$15051

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694

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