Madrid vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2089
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4820
$1938
🏠 One person rent
$1219
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$2088
$462
🍽️ Food expenses
$518
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2681
$892
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
98
53
😀 Quality of life
90
71
🏙️ Population
3.51M
9.4M

The cost of living in Madrid is 211% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 1805th and 7431st ($2089 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 80th 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 1.3 months in Ningbo. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Ningbo ranked 26th in China, while ranked 190th and 3738th 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
$16.8
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.4
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.2
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.79
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.17
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1380
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1000
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2540
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1720
$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$7.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.15%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8795
$4479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4558
$2802
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.77
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.6
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.28
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.67
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.09
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.06
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.63
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$66.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$702
$693
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14237
$15051

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1936
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1751
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1731
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1747
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1648
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1671
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1688
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1697
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1226
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1350
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1366
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1251
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1384
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1433
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1408
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1215
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$918
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1260
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1387
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1343
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1451
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1349
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1461
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1146
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$1253
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1462
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1356
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1435
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1471
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1300
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1734
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1365
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$1123
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1388
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1331
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1299
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$957
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1385
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1366
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1797

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$584
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$680
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$594
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$860
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1126
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1002
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$667
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$643
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$669
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$782
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$598
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$644
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$683
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$697
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$763
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$620
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$684
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$652
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$557
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$705
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$650
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$644
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$652
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$623
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$636
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$617
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$665
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$646
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$604
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$611
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$628
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$647
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$626
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$525