Nashville vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nashville	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2451	$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5856	$1956
🏠 One person rent	$1515	$249
🏘️ Family rent	$2643	$431
🍽️ Food expenses	$643	$266
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4510	$1198
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	78	53
😀 Quality of life	89	73
🏙️ Population	689K	9.4M

The cost of living in Nashville is 271% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 982nd and 7558th ($2451 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 843rd and 114th 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 1.8 months in Nashville compared to 1.8 months in Ningbo. Nashville ranked 66th best city to live in the United States vs Ningbo ranked 13th in China, while ranked 252nd and 2343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Nashville	Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.2	$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.04	$1.25
☕ Cappuccino	$6.64	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.78	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1666	$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1232	$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3034	$614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2217	$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$31
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73.5	$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.02%	3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4767	$4619
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2707	$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.8	$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$4.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.45	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.37	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.58	$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54	$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$7.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.4	$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.2	$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.6	$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1468	$803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30286	$15801

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Cities near Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2541
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2332
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2322
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2315
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2809
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2246
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2275
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2245
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2291
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2017
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2027
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2074
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2213
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1761
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1829
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1795
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$1933
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1818
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1812
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$1907
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1896
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1427
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1666
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1650
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2119
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1730
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2144
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1838
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1686
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1808
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1859
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2096
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$1989
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1806
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1365
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1602
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1391
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2079
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1896
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1595

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