London vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	London	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3296	$708
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7841	$2004
🏠 One person rent	$2211	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$4100	$591
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$274
🚐 Transport expenses	$375	$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4153	$725
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	60
😀 Quality of life	99	53
🏙️ Population	8.8M	9.4M

The cost of living in London is 366% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 58th and 6849th ($3296 vs $708) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 51st 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 1.3 months in London compared to 1 months in Ningbo. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Ningbo ranked 48th in China, while ranked 4th and 6084th 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	$21.4	$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84	$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.67	$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$4.64	$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2704	$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1831	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3478	$463
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20412	$5147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10524	$3264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.62	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.9	$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.2	$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.77	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.95	$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$9.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.2	$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.29	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.7	$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$7.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.7	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.6	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$62.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2250	$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26090	$12465

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009

Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$590
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$716
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$573
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$805
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1097
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$984
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$677
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$671
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$700
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$670
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$665
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$868
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$587
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$645
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$701
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$670
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$682
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$726
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$631
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$695
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$650
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$602
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$681
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$657
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$642
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$654
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$702
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$643
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$616
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$672
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$636
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$644
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$607
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$603
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$642
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$643
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$621
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$522