Lisbon vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Lisbon	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1738	$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4010	$2067
🏠 One person rent	$1101	$311
🏘️ Family rent	$1921	$607
🍽️ Food expenses	$405	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$74
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1351	$758
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	93	61
😀 Quality of life	82	53
🏙️ Population	546K	9.4M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 137% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 2758th and 6747th ($1738 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 63rd in Portugal and China, respectively. Check Portugal vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lisbon compared to 1 months in Ningbo. Lisbon ranked 1st best city to live in Portugal vs Ningbo ranked 45th in China, while ranked 437th and 6048th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Ningbo

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	Lisbon	Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13	$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.76	$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$1.44
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1300	$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$892	$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2473	$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1564	$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.2	$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$58.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.2	$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6911	$5300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3548	$3372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.23	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.7	$16.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$4.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.45	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.48	$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.11	$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.75	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.12	$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.89	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.72	$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.6	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.8	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.3	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$595	$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16143	$12898

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1694
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1385
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1401
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1460
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1418
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1293
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1332
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1618
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1460
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1453
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1491
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1408
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1471
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1534
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1834
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1412
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1357
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1202
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1266
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1348
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1312
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1350
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1323
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1314
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1321
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1301
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1425
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1237
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1256
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1624
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1206
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1351
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1275
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1213
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1249
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1228
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1221
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1235
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1097
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1162

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