Guangzhou vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$1956
🏠 One person rent
$342
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$1198
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
96
53
😀 Quality of life
77
73
🏙️ Population
18.7M
9.4M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 19% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 6854th and 7558th ($785 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 114th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.8 months in Ningbo. Ranked 3rd vs 13th best cities to live in China, and 1149th vs 2343rd 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
$2.93
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$31
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$4619
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$4.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$7.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$15801

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711

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