London vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	London	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3740	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8537	$1938
🏠 One person rent	$2516	$264
🏘️ Family rent	$4294	$462
🍽️ Food expenses	$631	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$412	$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3678	$892
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	53
😀 Quality of life	96	71
🏙️ Population	8.8M	9.4M

The cost of living in London is 457% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 20th and 7431st ($3740 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 80th in the United Kingdom and China, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in London compared to 1.3 months in Ningbo. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Ningbo ranked 26th in China, while ranked 12th and 3738th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Ningbo

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	London	Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.5	$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98	$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.2	$1.39
☕ Cappuccino	$5.94	$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.15	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2958	$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2140	$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4865	$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3773	$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.3	$7.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.75%	3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20369	$4479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10989	$2802
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.62	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.9	$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.25	$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.71	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.98	$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.79	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.6	$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.84	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.87	$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.44	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.5	$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.3	$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.9	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$66.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2594	$693
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30567	$15051

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3038
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2559
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2498
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2564
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2419
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2417
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2406
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2395
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2382
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2661
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2336
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2426
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2490
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2227
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2271
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2345
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2675
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2259
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2321
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2567
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2276
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2260
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2846
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2265
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2188
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2622
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2385
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2262
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2485
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1860
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2191
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2215
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2223
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2212
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2576
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2111
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2377
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2472
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2199

Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$584
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$680
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$594
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$860
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1126
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$1002
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$667
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$677
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$696
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$643
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$669
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$782
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$598
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$644
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$701
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$683
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$697
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$763
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$620
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$684
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$652
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$667
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$557
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$705
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$650
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$644
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$652
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$623
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$636
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$617
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$665
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$636
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$646
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$604
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$611
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$628
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$647
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$626
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$525