Guangzhou vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1996
$1985
🏠 One person rent
$322
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$570
$533
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.1
$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$792
$768
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
97
60
😀 Quality of life
75
57
🏙️ Population
18.7M
9.4M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 6% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 6838th and 7025th ($758 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 46th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.1 months in Ningbo. Ranked 6th vs 49th best cities to live in China, and 2100th vs 6133rd 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
$2.82
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$410
$425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$57.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$8.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
3.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9090
$5268
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3370
$3300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.76
$4.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.52
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.68
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$6.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.4
$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.3
$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$598
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14783
$15234

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$576
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$740
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$666
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$597
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$826
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1128
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1003
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$672
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$631
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$673
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$771
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$586
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$632
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$696
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$679
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$696
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$753
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$612
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$674
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$642
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$547
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$700
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$634
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$637
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$639
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$601
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$621
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$604
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$659
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$622
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$630
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$597
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$597
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$620
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$634
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$618
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$531