Male vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1292
$734
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3003
$2068
🏠 One person rent
$807
$313
🏘️ Family rent
$1619
$610
🍽️ Food expenses
$345
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.5
$74
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1019
$754
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
7
61
😀 Quality of life
60
53
🏙️ Population
133K
9.4M

The cost of living in Male is 76% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 4343rd and 6740th ($1292 vs $734) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 61st in Maldives and China, respectively. Check Maldives vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Male compared to 1 months in Ningbo. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Ningbo ranked 45th in China, while ranked 5143rd and 6049th among best cities to live in the world.

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Male Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.56
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.1
$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.75
$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$853
$354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$580
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1560
$788
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1369
$474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.9
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$98.9
$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.54%
4.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2650
$5346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1946
$3393
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.2
$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$4.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$2.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.12
$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.43
$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$1.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.74
$9.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.15
$4.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.4
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.19
$2.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.4
$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.25
$8.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.37
$4.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$45.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$64.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3240
$13028

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$289
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$250
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$279
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$316
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$394
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$367
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$306
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$549
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$636
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$297
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$492
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$483
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$438
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$427
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$502
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$287
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$355
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$350
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$334
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$341
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$436
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$303
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$562
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$306
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$338
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$323
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$289
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$326
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$330
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$432
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$535
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$298
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$578
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$310
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$378
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$347
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$353

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$613
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$744
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$701
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$584
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$842
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1138
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1026
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$711
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$710
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$747
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$705
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$705
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1021
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$728
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$715
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$740
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$685
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$722
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$775
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$662
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$700
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$700
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$674
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$619
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$722
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$685
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$704
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$689
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$729
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$672
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$635
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$769
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$666
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$676
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$628
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$626
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$693
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$674
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$649
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$535