Long Beach vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Long Beach Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2681
$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6051
$2067
🏠 One person rent
$1825
$311
🏘️ Family rent
$3146
$607
🍽️ Food expenses
$592
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$74
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4933
$758
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
94
61
😀 Quality of life
77
53
🏙️ Population
467K
9.4M

The cost of living in Long Beach is 266% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 464th and 6747th ($2681 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 406th and 63rd in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Long Beach compared to 1 months in Ningbo. Long Beach ranked 181st best city to live in the United States vs Ningbo ranked 45th in China, while ranked 769th and 6048th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Long Beach vs Ningbo

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Long Beach Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.3
$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.1
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.81
$1.44
 Cappuccino
$5.45
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.63
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1953
$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1605
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3294
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2861
$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.5
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$58.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.3
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.57%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7038
$5300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6988
$3372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74
$16.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$4.42
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.1
$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.65
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.9
$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.6
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.6
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1485
$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21877
$12898

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Cities near Long Beach

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Carson
$2754
11 km or 6.5 mi Seal Beach
$2817
11 km or 7 mi Lakewood
$2598
11 km or 7.1 mi Lomita
$2845
15 km or 9 mi Compton
$2709
15 km or 9.2 mi Bellflower
$2552
15 km or 9.2 mi Paramount
$2572
15 km or 9.5 mi Torrance
$2984
15 km or 9.6 mi Cypress
$2681
16 km or 9.7 mi Rancho Palos Verdes
$2938
16 km or 10 mi Cerritos
$2570
17 km or 11 mi Gardena
$2866
17 km or 11 mi Lynwood
$2633
19 km or 12 mi Norwalk
$2569
19 km or 12 mi Westminster
$2834
19 km or 12 mi Stanton
$2761
19 km or 12 mi Redondo Beach
$3603
20 km or 12 mi South Gate
$2612
20 km or 12 mi Lawndale
$3054
20 km or 12 mi Downey
$2354
20 km or 12 mi Huntington Beach
$3112
20 km or 13 mi Buena Park
$2708
22 km or 14 mi Hawthorne
$2861
22 km or 14 mi Garden Grove
$2804
22 km or 14 mi Cudahy
$2604
23 km or 14 mi Bell Gardens
$2561
23 km or 14 mi La Mirada
$2685
23 km or 14 mi Florence-Graham
$2720
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Valley
$3087
23 km or 15 mi Bell
$2652
24 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3065
24 km or 15 mi Huntington Park
$2682
24 km or 15 mi Maywood
$2673
25 km or 16 mi Inglewood
$2831
26 km or 16 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2629
26 km or 16 mi Pico Rivera
$2638
27 km or 17 mi Whittier
$2673
28 km or 17 mi Fullerton
$2959
28 km or 18 mi Montebello
$2675
29 km or 18 mi Santa Ana
$2614

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