Hong Kong vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2718
$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6205
$1985
🏠 One person rent
$1790
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$3191
$533
🍽️ Food expenses
$551
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$230
$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1245
$768
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
100
60
😀 Quality of life
83
57
🏙️ Population
7.41M
9.4M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 281% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 532nd and 7025th ($2718 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 46th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 1.1 months in Ningbo. Ranked 1st vs 49th best cities to live in China, and 548th vs 6133rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Ningbo

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Hong Kong Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.11
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.23
$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.01
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$5.46
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2068
$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1498
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3648
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2751
$425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$238
$57.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23
$8.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.9%
3.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$26310
$5268
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16253
$3300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67
$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$4.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.12
$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.27
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.18
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.5
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.2
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.4
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.04
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.7
$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$6.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.5
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.1
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.1
$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.4
$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1018
$598
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22102
$15234

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$878
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$662
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1746
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$518
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$662
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$608
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$829
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$758
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$941
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$589
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$827
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$766
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$777
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$794
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$816
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$892
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$579
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$818
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$454
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$669
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$809
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$765
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$773
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$780
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$766
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$897
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$750
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$726
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$697
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$681
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$707
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$677
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$693
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$901
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$546
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$598

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