Male vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1320
$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2817
$1985
🏠 One person rent
$818
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$1403
$533
🍽️ Food expenses
$368
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.1
$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$988
$768
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
7
60
😀 Quality of life
66
57
🏙️ Population
133K
9.4M

The cost of living in Male is 85% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 4439th and 7025th ($1320 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 46th in Maldives and China, respectively. Check Maldives vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Male compared to 1.1 months in Ningbo. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Ningbo ranked 49th in China, while ranked 5057th and 6133rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Male Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.55
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.4
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.82
$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.77
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.45
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$870
$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1575
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1116
$425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75
$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$57.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$81.2
$8.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14%
3.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2585
$5268
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1897
$3300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.1
$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$4.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.08
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.15
$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.98
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.97
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.87
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.39
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.83
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.18
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$80.1
$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.82
$6.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.39
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.7
$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.5
$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$598
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3575
$15234

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$382
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$296
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$590
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$646
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$356
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$626
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$512
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$469
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$420
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$479
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$286
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$347
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$321
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$310
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$326
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$440
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$317
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$535
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$347
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$286
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$300
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$275
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$346
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$295
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$400
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$530
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$283
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$524
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$300
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$355
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$340
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$327

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$576
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$740
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$666
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$597
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$826
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$1128
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$1003
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$672
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$677
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$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$631
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$673
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$771
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$586
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$632
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$696
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$679
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$696
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$753
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$612
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$674
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$642
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$648
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$547
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$700
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$634
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$637
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$639
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$601
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$621
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$604
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$659
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$622
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$630
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$597
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$597
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$620
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$634
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$618
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$531