Madrid vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2015
$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4668
$1985
🏠 One person rent
$1177
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$2051
$533
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$189
$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2580
$768
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
98
60
😀 Quality of life
92
57
🏙️ Population
3.42M
9.4M

The cost of living in Madrid is 183% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 1962nd and 7025th ($2015 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 46th 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 1.1 months in Ningbo. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Ningbo ranked 49th in China, while ranked 142nd and 6133rd 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
$16.4
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.3
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.72
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.13
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1341
$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$959
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2482
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1691
$425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$57.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$8.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.1%
3.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8353
$5268
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4881
$3300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.1
$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$4.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.51
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.79
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.94
$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.6
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$6.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$70.5
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$678
$598
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12418
$15234

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1870
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1674
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1656
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1703
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1592
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1581
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1627
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1573
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1194
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1325
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1385
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1217
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1346
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1400
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1367
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1189
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$893
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1225
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1337
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1343
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1464
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1312
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1407
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1118
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$1225
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1414
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1369
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1490
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1457
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1272
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1685
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1303
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$1133
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1345
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1233
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1320
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$913
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1382
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1344
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1703

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$576
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$740
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$666
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$597
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$826
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1128
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1003
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$672
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$631
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$673
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$771
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$586
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$632
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$696
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$679
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$696
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$753
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$612
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$674
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$642
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$547
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$700
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$634
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$637
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$639
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$601
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$621
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$604
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$659
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$622
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$630
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$597
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$597
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$620
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$634
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$618
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$531