Manchester vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2071
$708
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5081
$2004
🏠 One person rent
$1241
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$2185
$591
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2923
$725
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
91
60
😀 Quality of life
92
53
🏙️ Population
548K
9.4M

The cost of living in Manchester is 192% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 1662nd and 6849th ($2071 vs $708) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 51st 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 months in Ningbo. Manchester ranked 13th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Ningbo ranked 48th in China, while ranked 85th and 6084th 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
$16.7
$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.9
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.7
$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.16
$1.56
☕ Cappuccino
$4.46
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.46
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1351
$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$936
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2179
$752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1788
$463
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.9
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.9%
4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5330
$5147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3723
$3264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.54
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$110
$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.85
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$9.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.03
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.2
$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$7.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.8
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.9
$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88
$62.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1818
$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19551
$12465

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ManchesterNingbo

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1948
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1800
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1874
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1845
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1720
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1602
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1806
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1672
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1806
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1720
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1962
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1574
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1675
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1497
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1753
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1762
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1376
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1680
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1793
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1737
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1686
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1486
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1456
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1693
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1598
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1707
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1774
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1680
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1706
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1465
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1401
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1774
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1764
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1552
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1897
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1710
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1697
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1681

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$590
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$716
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$573
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$805
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1097
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$984
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$677
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$671
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$700
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$670
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$665
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$868
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$587
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$645
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$670
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$682
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$726
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$631
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$695
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$650
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$602
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$681
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$657
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$642
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$654
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$702
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$643
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$616
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$672
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$644
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$607
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$603
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$642
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$643
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$621
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$522