Long Beach vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Long Beach Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2661
$677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5993
$1957
🏠 One person rent
$1801
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$3159
$557
🍽️ Food expenses
$584
$278
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5087
$828
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
94
61
😀 Quality of life
77
56
🏙️ Population
467K
9.4M

The cost of living in Long Beach is 293% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 440th and 6976th ($2661 vs $677) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 394th and 122nd 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 1.9 months in Long Beach compared to 1.2 months in Ningbo. Long Beach ranked 152nd best city to live in the United States vs Ningbo ranked 36th in China, while ranked 720th and 5865th 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
$16.5
$3.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.9
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.4
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.58
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$4.87
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1874
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1558
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3303
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2822
$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.8
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.58%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6502
$5184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7284
$3305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.23
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.3
$16.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.4
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.63
$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.18
$2.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.5
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$8.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$118
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.2
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1199
$544
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18490
$9922

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Cities near Long Beach

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Carson
$2862
11 km or 6.5 mi Seal Beach
$2780
11 km or 7 mi Lakewood
$2615
11 km or 7.1 mi Lomita
$2895
15 km or 9 mi Compton
$2737
15 km or 9.2 mi Bellflower
$2541
15 km or 9.2 mi Paramount
$2579
15 km or 9.5 mi Torrance
$3040
15 km or 9.6 mi Cypress
$2685
16 km or 9.7 mi Rancho Palos Verdes
$2872
16 km or 10 mi Cerritos
$2637
17 km or 11 mi Gardena
$2935
17 km or 11 mi Lynwood
$2676
19 km or 12 mi Norwalk
$2375
19 km or 12 mi Westminster
$2800
19 km or 12 mi Stanton
$2729
19 km or 12 mi Redondo Beach
$3760
20 km or 12 mi South Gate
$2650
20 km or 12 mi Lawndale
$3148
20 km or 12 mi Downey
$2442
20 km or 12 mi Huntington Beach
$3124
20 km or 13 mi Buena Park
$2661
22 km or 14 mi Hawthorne
$2987
22 km or 14 mi Garden Grove
$2788
22 km or 14 mi Cudahy
$2638
23 km or 14 mi Bell Gardens
$2578
23 km or 14 mi La Mirada
$2638
23 km or 14 mi Florence-Graham
$2781
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Valley
$2886
23 km or 15 mi Bell
$2678
24 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3168
24 km or 15 mi Huntington Park
$2777
24 km or 15 mi Maywood
$2717
25 km or 16 mi Inglewood
$2886
26 km or 16 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2621
26 km or 16 mi Pico Rivera
$2649
27 km or 17 mi Whittier
$2665
28 km or 17 mi Fullerton
$2867
28 km or 18 mi Montebello
$2713
29 km or 18 mi Santa Ana
$2652

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$690
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$755
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$719
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$831
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1190
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1074
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$725
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$735
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$771
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$699
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$731
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$811
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$731
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$763
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$687
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$741
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$787
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$682
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$707
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$707
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$651
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$744
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$688
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$720
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$694
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$713
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$675
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$644
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$789
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$682
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$625
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$625
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$713
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$679
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$645
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$524