Miami vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Miami	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3075	$708
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7229	$2004
🏠 One person rent	$2042	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$3813	$591
🍽️ Food expenses	$708	$274
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3944	$725
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	85	60
😀 Quality of life	90	53
🏙️ Population	442K	9.4M

The cost of living in Miami is 334% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 119th and 6849th ($3075 vs $708) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 107th 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 1.3 months in Miami compared to 1 months in Ningbo. Miami ranked 29th best city to live in the United States vs Ningbo ranked 48th in China, while ranked 140th and 6084th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Miami vs Ningbo

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	Miami	Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.6	$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.6	$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.68	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.26	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2424	$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1740	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4776	$752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3298	$463
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.1	$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6403	$5147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3960	$3264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.24	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.7	$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.89	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.46	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.4	$9.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.78	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.6	$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.79	$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.4	$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$7.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$151	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$34.2	$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$50	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$62.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1399	$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23889	$12465

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Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2756
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2762
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2381
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2660
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2553
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2604
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2474
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2528
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2651
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2758
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2865
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2731
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2732
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2793
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2805
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$3032
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$3016
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2939
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$3092
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2710
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2783
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2681
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2664
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2701
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2590
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2682
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2611
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2616
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$4044
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2631
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2679
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2683
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2597
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2667
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$2888
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2643
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2754
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2414
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$2882

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