Madrid vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1726
$677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3985
$1957
🏠 One person rent
$986
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$1693
$557
🍽️ Food expenses
$440
$278
🚐 Transport expenses
$168
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2362
$828
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
98
61
😀 Quality of life
90
56
🏙️ Population
3.28M
9.4M

The cost of living in Madrid is 155% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 2577th and 6976th ($1726 vs $677) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 122nd in Spain and China, respectively. Check Spain vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Madrid compared to 1.2 months in Ningbo. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Ningbo ranked 36th in China, while ranked 121st and 5865th among best cities to live in the world.

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Madrid Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.1
$3.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.9
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$2.55
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1118
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2068
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1386
$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.8
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.58%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$5184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2665
$3305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.5
$16.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.81
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.16
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.86
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.45
$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.12
$2.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$8.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.3
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.2
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.6
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$544
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9474
$9922

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1721
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1368
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1377
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1572
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1492
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1219
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1298
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1156
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1138
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1282
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1303
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1139
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1187
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1203
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1207
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$973
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$932
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1127
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1140
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1109
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$983
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1137
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1241
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1142
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$902
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1260
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1206
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1283
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1327
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1096
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1382
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$987
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$963
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1191
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1056
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1210
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$807
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1214
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1176
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1437

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$690
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$755
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$719
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$831
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1190
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1074
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$725
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$735
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$771
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$699
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$731
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$811
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$731
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$763
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$687
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$741
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$787
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$682
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$707
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$707
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$651
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$744
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$688
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$720
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$694
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$713
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$675
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$644
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$789
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$682
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$625
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$625
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$713
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$679
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$645
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$524