Manchester vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2365
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5609
$1938
🏠 One person rent
$1445
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$2498
$462
🍽️ Food expenses
$583
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3421
$892
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
90
53
😀 Quality of life
93
71
🏙️ Population
548K
9.4M

The cost of living in Manchester is 252% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 1156th and 7431st ($2365 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 80th 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 1.3 months in Ningbo. Manchester ranked 9th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Ningbo ranked 26th in China, while ranked 78th and 3738th 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
$19.7
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.2
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.56
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$4.95
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1540
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1148
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2808
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2033
$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$267
$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43
$7.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.2%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4797
$4479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4525
$2802
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$120
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.8
$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.97
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$20.2
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.89
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.3
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.4
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$66.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1658
$693
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21096
$15051

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Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2080
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$2002
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2055
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$2033
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1741
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1974
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1818
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1827
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2079
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1904
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2046
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1718
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1870
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1907
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1846
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1928
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1496
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1857
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1991
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1925
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1841
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1674
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1754
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1861
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1787
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1882
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1951
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1855
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1893
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1567
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1998
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1940
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2047
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1888
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1895
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1862

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$584
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$680
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$594
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$860
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1126
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1002
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$667
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$643
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$669
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$782
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$598
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$644
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$683
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$697
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$763
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$620
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$684
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$652
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$557
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$705
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$650
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$644
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$652
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$623
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$636
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$617
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$665
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$646
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$604
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$611
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$628
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$647
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$626
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$525