Hangzhou vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hangzhou Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$899
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2417
$1956
🏠 One person rent
$438
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$752
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.5
$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$922
$1198
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
84
53
😀 Quality of life
72
73
🏙️ Population
11.9M
9.4M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 36% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 6257th and 7558th ($899 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 114th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Hangzhou compared to 1.8 months in Ningbo. Ranked 20th vs 13th best cities to live in China, and 3005th vs 2343rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hangzhou vs Ningbo

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Hangzhou Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.08
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.17
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$549
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$343
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$600
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$31
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.6
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.4
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7694
$4619
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3840
$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$4.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.09
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.81
$7.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.4
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.7
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$553
$803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25159
$15801

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Cities near Hangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$670
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$596
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$667
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$696
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$661
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$798
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$663
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$611
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$660
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$657
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$686
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$726
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$684
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1147
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$708
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$678
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1030
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$636
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$677
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$658
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$571
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$646
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$628
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$645
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$686
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$623
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$581
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$643
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$671
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$644
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$651
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$627
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$725
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$538
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$674
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$687
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$659
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$789

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