Manchester vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Manchester	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5312	$1985
🏠 One person rent	$1378	$302
🏘️ Family rent	$2219	$533
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$277
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3266	$768
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	91	60
😀 Quality of life	93	57
🏙️ Population	548K	9.4M

The cost of living in Manchester is 218% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 1330th and 7025th ($2265 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 46th in the United Kingdom and China, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 1.1 months in Ningbo. Manchester ranked 10th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Ningbo ranked 49th in China, while ranked 107th and 6133rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Ningbo

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	Manchester	Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.5	$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.26	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1608	$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1050	$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1770	$425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$271	$57.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$8.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	3.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5680	$5268
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3963	$3300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$120	$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.8	$4.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.7	$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.91	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$6.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.1	$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.7	$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1945	$598
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20873	$15234

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Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2034
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1921
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1968
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1803
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1698
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1918
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1759
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1788
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$2040
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2011
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1723
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1828
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1680
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1873
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1866
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1883
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1513
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1834
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1968
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1887
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1783
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1578
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1652
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1822
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1746
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1833
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1897
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1850
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1832
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1484
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1507
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1937
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1890
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1633
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2023
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1834
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1831
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1804

Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$576
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$740
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$666
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$597
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$826
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1128
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$1003
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$672
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$677
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$696
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$631
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$673
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$771
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$586
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$632
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$696
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$679
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$696
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$753
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$612
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$674
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$642
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$547
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$700
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$634
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$637
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$639
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$601
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$621
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$604
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$659
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$622
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$630
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$597
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$597
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$620
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$634
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$618
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$531