Memphis vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Memphis	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1874	$708
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4389	$2004
🏠 One person rent	$1092	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$1592	$591
🍽️ Food expenses	$565	$274
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.9	$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3516	$725
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	67	60
😀 Quality of life	87	53
🏙️ Population	633K	9.4M

The cost of living in Memphis is 165% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 2179th and 6849th ($1874 vs $708) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1817th and 51st in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Memphis compared to 1 months in Ningbo. Memphis ranked 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Ningbo ranked 48th in China, while ranked 279th and 6084th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Memphis vs Ningbo

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	Memphis	Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.3	$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.59	$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.47	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$5.05	$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.5	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$976	$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$883	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1292	$463
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.8	$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1489	$5147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1490	$3264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.2	$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.6	$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.14	$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$9.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.63	$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.07	$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$7.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.4	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.2	$62.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1469	$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27369	$12465

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Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2383
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2134
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$2062
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$2070
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1865
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2077
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2268
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2117
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$2009
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1781
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1874
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2048
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1717
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1946
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1831
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1882
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1645
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1830
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1930
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1617
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1856
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1999
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1350
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1989
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1958
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1828
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1774
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1806
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1943
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1649
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1728
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2031
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1839
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1772
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2075
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2607
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1438
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1322
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1855
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2738

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