Madrid vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1889
$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4256
$2067
🏠 One person rent
$1111
$311
🏘️ Family rent
$1849
$607
🍽️ Food expenses
$457
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$74
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2391
$758
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
98
61
😀 Quality of life
90
53
🏙️ Population
3.33M
9.4M

The cost of living in Madrid is 158% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 2194th and 6747th ($1889 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 63rd 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 45th in China, while ranked 149th and 6048th 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
$15.3
$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.7
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.18
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.83
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1256
$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$911
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2211
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1526
$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$58.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.1
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.68%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6496
$5300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4015
$3372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$16.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$4.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.49
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.16
$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.4
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.2
$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.3
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.5
$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.1
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$585
$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10462
$12898

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Cities near Madrid

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1776
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1567
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1526
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1591
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1592
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1471
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1396
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1444
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1122
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1289
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1333
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1162
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1259
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1287
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1262
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1127
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$974
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1169
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1260
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1220
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1037
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1217
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1317
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1016
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$1019
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1314
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1316
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1461
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1330
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1186
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1600
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1337
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$1013
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1258
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1165
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1271
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$863
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1284
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1260
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1581

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