Kitakyushu vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kitakyushu Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1078
$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2705
$1985
🏠 One person rent
$420
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$658
$533
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$214
$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1576
$768
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
70
60
😀 Quality of life
73
57
🏙️ Population
935K
9.4M

The cost of living in Kitakyushu is 51% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 5054th and 7025th ($1078 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 117th and 46th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kitakyushu compared to 1.1 months in Ningbo. Kitakyushu ranked 304th best city to live in Japan vs Ningbo ranked 49th in China, while ranked 2677th and 6133rd 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
$5.86
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.64
$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.7
$1.62
 Cappuccino
$3.08
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$407
$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$230
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$388
$425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$57.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$8.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.67%
3.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4631
$5268
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2341
$3300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.58
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.5
$4.29
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.6
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.54
$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.99
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.64
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.4
$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$6.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.8
$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$392
$598
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12730
$15234

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Distance City Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Shimonoseki
$1032
15 km or 9.3 mi Kanda
$960
17 km or 11 mi Mizumaki
$955
18 km or 11 mi Nakama
$957
20 km or 12 mi Yukuhashi
$955
21 km or 13 mi Nogata
$950
24 km or 15 mi Fukuchi
$945
25 km or 16 mi Okagaki
$955
27 km or 17 mi Miyawaka
$942
28 km or 17 mi Tagawa
$939
31 km or 19 mi San'yo-Onoda
$993
32 km or 20 mi Iizuka
$934
33 km or 20 mi Munakata
$950
38 km or 24 mi Buzen
$937
38 km or 24 mi Fukutsu
$942
39 km or 24 mi Kama
$919
40 km or 25 mi Ube
$1027
42 km or 26 mi Koga
$939
42 km or 26 mi Nakatsu
$938
43 km or 27 mi Mine
$1021
44 km or 27 mi Sasaguri
$931
44 km or 28 mi Shingu
$936
48 km or 30 mi Sue
$929
48 km or 30 mi Kasuya
$933
49 km or 31 mi Umi
$930
49 km or 31 mi Shime
$931
53 km or 33 mi Dazaifu
$909
54 km or 33 mi Onojo
$926
54 km or 34 mi Chikuzen
$876
55 km or 34 mi Kasuga
$924
55 km or 34 mi Chikushino
$906
55 km or 34 mi Asakura
$873
55 km or 34 mi Fukuoka
$1065
58 km or 36 mi Usa
$920
60 km or 37 mi Nakagawa
$919
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$874
61 km or 38 mi Nagato
$1006
62 km or 39 mi Ogori
$844
63 km or 39 mi Hita
$902
63 km or 39 mi Bungotakada
$917

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