Melbourne vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2496
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6197
$1938
🏠 One person rent
$1388
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$2468
$462
🍽️ Food expenses
$606
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$346
$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4328
$892
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
100
53
😀 Quality of life
100
71
🏙️ Population
5.35M
9.4M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 272% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 893rd and 7431st ($2496 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 80th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Melbourne compared to 1.3 months in Ningbo. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Ningbo ranked 26th in China, while ranked 1st and 3738th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Ningbo

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Melbourne Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.7
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.06
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$4.04
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.97
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1549
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1138
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2861
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.7
$7.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.61%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7481
$4479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6465
$2802
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.9
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$132
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.92
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.42
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.8
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.9
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.3
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.2
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.7
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.2
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$66.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2232
$693
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26129
$15051

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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1829
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1854
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1822
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1894
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1928
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1906
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1889
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1860
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1798
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1896
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$2217
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1604
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1487
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1979
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1815
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1870
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1901
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1583
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1898
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1824
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1753
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2223
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1904
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1821
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2308
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1477
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1699
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1695
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2338
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1710
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1867
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2482
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$2050
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2844
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2379
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1997
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2128
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1288
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$2172

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