Nagoya vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nagoya Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1141
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2892
$1956
🏠 One person rent
$481
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$818
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1896
$1198
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
92
53
😀 Quality of life
78
73
🏙️ Population
2.33M
9.4M

The cost of living in Nagoya is 73% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 4892nd and 7558th ($1141 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 41st and 114th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Nagoya compared to 1.8 months in Ningbo. Nagoya ranked 41st best city to live in Japan vs Ningbo ranked 13th in China, while ranked 865th and 2343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nagoya vs Ningbo

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Nagoya Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.85
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.3
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.07
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$494
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$911
$614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.8
$31
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.06%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2328
$4619
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1124
$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.51
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.3
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$4.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.2
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.62
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.8
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$7.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.8
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.1
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$572
$803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14392
$15801

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Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Toyoake
$966
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Nisshin
$961
11 km or 6.9 mi Togo
$954
12 km or 7.2 mi Tokai
$966
12 km or 7.2 mi Obu
$958
12 km or 7.4 mi Kiyosu
$958
12 km or 7.6 mi Oharu
$961
13 km or 8 mi Nagakute
$948
13 km or 8.2 mi Miyoshi
$943
13 km or 8.3 mi Kanie
$963
14 km or 8.9 mi Chita
$958
14 km or 8.9 mi Owariasahi
$938
15 km or 9.4 mi Kasugai
$961
16 km or 9.8 mi Higashiura
$945
16 km or 10 mi Kitanagoya
$949
16 km or 10 mi Kariya
$947
17 km or 10 mi Ama
$958
18 km or 11 mi Seto
$937
19 km or 12 mi Aisai
$958
19 km or 12 mi Komaki
$945
19 km or 12 mi Iwakura
$942
20 km or 12 mi Tsushima
$957
20 km or 12 mi Yatomi
$960
20 km or 13 mi Inazawa
$947
21 km or 13 mi Agui
$940
21 km or 13 mi Toyota
$961
21 km or 13 mi Chiryu
$913
21 km or 13 mi Takahama
$931
22 km or 13 mi Anjo
$930
23 km or 15 mi Kuwana
$957
24 km or 15 mi Ichinomiya
$958
24 km or 15 mi Oguchi
$922
24 km or 15 mi Handa
$937
25 km or 15 mi Konan
$914
27 km or 17 mi Hekinan
$921
27 km or 17 mi Fuso
$914
27 km or 17 mi Tokoname
$941
28 km or 18 mi Okazaki
$938
29 km or 18 mi Kaizu
$955
30 km or 18 mi Taketoyo
$931

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