Madrid vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1781
$708
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4027
$2004
🏠 One person rent
$1048
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$1736
$591
🍽️ Food expenses
$445
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2294
$725
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
98
60
😀 Quality of life
90
53
🏙️ Population
3.42M
9.4M

The cost of living in Madrid is 152% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 2443rd and 6849th ($1781 vs $708) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 51st in Spain and China, respectively. Check Spain vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 1 months in Ningbo. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Ningbo ranked 48th in China, while ranked 151st and 6084th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Ningbo

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Madrid Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.7
$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.36
$1.56
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1203
$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$853
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2092
$752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1428
$463
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94
$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.6
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.59%
4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6884
$5147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3988
$3264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.4
$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.74
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.12
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.12
$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.89
$9.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.25
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.99
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45
$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$7.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.7
$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$62.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$576
$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10042
$12465

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1433
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1573
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1389
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1387
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1309
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1293
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1056
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1204
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1285
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1084
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1201
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1235
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1212
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1086
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$812
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1098
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1286
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1107
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1209
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1157
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1261
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$983
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$947
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1241
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1220
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1316
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1101
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1126
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1532
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1241
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$930
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1241
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1100
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1324
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$806
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1204
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1221
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1522

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