Manchester vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Manchester	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2137	$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5153	$2067
🏠 One person rent	$1275	$311
🏘️ Family rent	$2202	$607
🍽️ Food expenses	$530	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$74
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3299	$758
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	91	61
😀 Quality of life	92	53
🏙️ Population	548K	9.4M

The cost of living in Manchester is 192% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 1500th and 6747th ($2137 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd and 63rd 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 1.5 months in Manchester compared to 1 months in Ningbo. Manchester ranked 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Ningbo ranked 45th in China, while ranked 76th and 6048th 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	$17.6	$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.6	$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.48	$1.44
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.84	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1425	$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$953	$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2281	$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$296	$58.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.3	$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.95%	4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5337	$5300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3610	$3372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.64	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$112	$16.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.9	$4.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.99	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.87	$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.6	$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.7	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.6	$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.8	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.6	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1753	$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17390	$12898

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Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$1936
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1592
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1776
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1852
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1802
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2069
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1659
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1752
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1529
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1824
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1860
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1844
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1493
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1761
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$2098
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1898
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1780
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1552
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1585
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1776
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1670
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1788
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1853
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1804
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1789
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1712
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1449
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1889
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1809
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1614
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$1957
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1784
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1797
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1761

Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$612
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$742
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$702
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$585
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$843
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1136
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$1028
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$708
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$712
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$749
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$706
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$706
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$1020
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$731
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$718
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$738
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$686
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$719
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$776
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$661
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$702
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$698
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$620
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$719
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$685
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$703
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$690
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$729
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$674
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$633
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$771
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$665
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$674
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$630
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$629
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$694
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$676
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$651
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$538