Nagoya vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nagoya Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1202
$708
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3492
$2004
🏠 One person rent
$512
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$1302
$591
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$225
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2282
$725
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
90
60
😀 Quality of life
93
53
🏙️ Population
2.33M
9.4M

The cost of living in Nagoya is 70% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 4476th and 6849th ($1202 vs $708) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 51st in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Nagoya compared to 1 months in Ningbo. Nagoya ranked 5th best city to live in Japan vs Ningbo ranked 48th in China, while ranked 69th and 6084th 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
$6.13
$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.17
$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.3
$1.56
☕ Cappuccino
$3.06
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$527
$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$358
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1728
$752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$985
$463
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.2
$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.77%
4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2452
$5147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1499
$3264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.61
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.1
$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.11
$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.28
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.85
$9.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.6
$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$7.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.9
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.5
$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.1
$62.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$595
$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16142
$12465

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1020
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Nisshin
$1010
11 km or 6.9 mi Togo
$1015
12 km or 7.2 mi Tokai
$1016
12 km or 7.2 mi Obu
$1013
12 km or 7.4 mi Kiyosu
$985
12 km or 7.6 mi Oharu
$988
13 km or 8 mi Nagakute
$998
13 km or 8.2 mi Miyoshi
$1016
13 km or 8.3 mi Kanie
$997
14 km or 8.9 mi Chita
$1005
14 km or 8.9 mi Owariasahi
$984
15 km or 9.4 mi Kasugai
$987
16 km or 9.8 mi Higashiura
$1003
16 km or 10 mi Kitanagoya
$963
16 km or 10 mi Kariya
$1008
17 km or 10 mi Ama
$978
18 km or 11 mi Seto
$985
19 km or 12 mi Aisai
$983
19 km or 12 mi Komaki
$954
19 km or 12 mi Iwakura
$960
20 km or 12 mi Tsushima
$976
20 km or 12 mi Yatomi
$988
20 km or 13 mi Inazawa
$964
21 km or 13 mi Agui
$995
21 km or 13 mi Toyota
$1092
21 km or 13 mi Chiryu
$985
21 km or 13 mi Takahama
$990
22 km or 13 mi Anjo
$998
23 km or 15 mi Kuwana
$991
24 km or 15 mi Ichinomiya
$1015
24 km or 15 mi Oguchi
$943
24 km or 15 mi Handa
$991
25 km or 15 mi Konan
$951
27 km or 17 mi Hekinan
$985
27 km or 17 mi Fuso
$939
27 km or 17 mi Tokoname
$990
28 km or 18 mi Okazaki
$1010
29 km or 18 mi Kaizu
$964
30 km or 18 mi Taketoyo
$982

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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