Kitakyushu vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kitakyushu Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1044
$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2696
$2067
🏠 One person rent
$396
$311
🏘️ Family rent
$689
$607
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$74
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1699
$758
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
70
61
😀 Quality of life
70
53
🏙️ Population
935K
9.4M

The cost of living in Kitakyushu is 42% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 5340th and 6747th ($1044 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 437th and 63rd in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kitakyushu compared to 1 months in Ningbo. Kitakyushu ranked 317th best city to live in Japan vs Ningbo ranked 45th in China, while ranked 2364th and 6048th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kitakyushu vs Ningbo

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Kitakyushu Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.25
$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.6
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.23
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$3.05
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$421
$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$186
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$404
$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$58.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.68%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5404
$5300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2556
$3372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.71
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63
$16.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26
$4.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.3
$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.66
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.77
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.74
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.04
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.5
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.6
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12605
$12898

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Cities near Kitakyushu

Distance City Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Shimonoseki
$1033
15 km or 9.3 mi Kanda
$964
17 km or 11 mi Mizumaki
$975
18 km or 11 mi Nakama
$975
20 km or 12 mi Yukuhashi
$971
21 km or 13 mi Nogata
$980
24 km or 15 mi Fukuchi
$982
25 km or 16 mi Okagaki
$985
27 km or 17 mi Miyawaka
$988
28 km or 17 mi Tagawa
$984
31 km or 19 mi San'yo-Onoda
$950
32 km or 20 mi Iizuka
$996
33 km or 20 mi Munakata
$996
38 km or 24 mi Buzen
$969
38 km or 24 mi Fukutsu
$1006
39 km or 24 mi Kama
$994
40 km or 25 mi Ube
$924
42 km or 26 mi Koga
$1015
42 km or 26 mi Nakatsu
$966
43 km or 27 mi Mine
$917
44 km or 27 mi Sasaguri
$1023
44 km or 28 mi Shingu
$1020
48 km or 30 mi Sue
$1026
48 km or 30 mi Kasuya
$1026
49 km or 31 mi Umi
$1022
49 km or 31 mi Shime
$1026
53 km or 33 mi Dazaifu
$1018
54 km or 33 mi Onojo
$1025
54 km or 34 mi Chikuzen
$1006
55 km or 34 mi Kasuga
$1024
55 km or 34 mi Chikushino
$1021
55 km or 34 mi Asakura
$995
55 km or 34 mi Fukuoka
$1162
58 km or 36 mi Usa
$966
60 km or 37 mi Nakagawa
$1021
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$982
61 km or 38 mi Nagato
$925
62 km or 39 mi Ogori
$1002
63 km or 39 mi Hita
$968
63 km or 39 mi Bungotakada
$964

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$612
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$742
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$702
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$585
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$843
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1136
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1028
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$708
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$712
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$749
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$706
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$706
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$731
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$718
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$738
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$719
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$776
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$661
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$702
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$698
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$620
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$719
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$685
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$703
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$690
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$729
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$674
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$633
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$771
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$674
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$630
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$629
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$694
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$676
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$651
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538