Madrid vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2109
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$1956
🏠 One person rent
$1251
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$2104
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$517
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2569
$1198
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
98
53
😀 Quality of life
91
73
🏙️ Population
3.51M
9.4M

The cost of living in Madrid is 220% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 1723rd and 7558th ($2109 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 114th in Spain and China, respectively. Check Spain vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Madrid compared to 1.8 months in Ningbo. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Ningbo ranked 13th in China, while ranked 160th and 2343rd 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
$17.6
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.1
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.64
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.76
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.27
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1411
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1035
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2589
$614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1735
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$31
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.4
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.1%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9054
$4619
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4487
$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.5
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$4.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.98
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.81
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.01
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.43
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.1
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$7.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$68.9
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.3
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$729
$803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16324
$15801

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1899
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1721
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1708
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1716
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1603
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1643
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1667
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1678
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1200
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1320
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1360
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1246
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1396
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1397
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1415
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1191
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$896
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1267
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1373
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1242
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1303
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1325
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1421
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1115
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$1187
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1424
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1395
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1499
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1436
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1276
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1697
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1265
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$1125
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1316
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1291
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1203
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$935
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1390
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1351
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1812

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$571
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$670
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$677
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$899
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1147
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1030
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$696
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$687
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$726
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$680
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$708
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$798
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$611
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$678
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$725
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$686
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$774
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$643
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$663
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$667
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$581
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$717
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$658
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$661
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$657
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$636
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$645
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$628
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$684
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$651
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$659
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$623
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$627
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$646
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$664
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$644
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538