Manchester vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2348
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5497
$1956
🏠 One person rent
$1452
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$2508
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$573
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3236
$1198
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
90
53
😀 Quality of life
92
73
🏙️ Population
548K
9.4M

The cost of living in Manchester is 256% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 1193rd and 7558th ($2348 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 114th 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 1.8 months in Ningbo. Manchester ranked 12th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Ningbo ranked 13th in China, while ranked 84th and 2343rd 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
$20.3
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.4
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.78
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$4.69
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.59
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1619
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1133
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2982
$614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1988
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$31
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$280
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.2
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.17%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4975
$4619
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4650
$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$107
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22
$4.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.58
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.2
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.01
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.14
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$7.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.9
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.2
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.3
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1414
$803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20557
$15801

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2043
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1975
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2025
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1993
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1862
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1689
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1784
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1838
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1987
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1880
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2022
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1742
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1832
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1682
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1885
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1890
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1501
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1833
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1961
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1894
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1827
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1694
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1733
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1831
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1774
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1847
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1922
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1808
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1853
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1559
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1942
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1948
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2035
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1860
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1854
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1831

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$571
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$670
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$677
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$899
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1147
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1030
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$696
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$687
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$726
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$680
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$708
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$798
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$611
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$678
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$725
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$686
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$774
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$643
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$663
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$667
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$581
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$717
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$658
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$661
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$657
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$636
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$645
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$628
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$684
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$651
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$659
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$623
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$627
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$646
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$664
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$644
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538