New Taipei vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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New Taipei Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1123
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2973
$1956
🏠 One person rent
$482
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$836
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1386
$1198
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
94
53
😀 Quality of life
90
73
🏙️ Population
4.04M
9.4M

The cost of living in New Taipei is 70% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 4931st and 7558th ($1123 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 114th in Taiwan and China, respectively. Check Taiwan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in New Taipei compared to 1.8 months in Ningbo. New Taipei ranked 2nd best city to live in Taiwan vs Ningbo ranked 13th in China, while ranked 183rd and 2343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Taipei vs Ningbo

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New Taipei Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.72
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.16
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$577
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$343
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1046
$614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$621
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69
$31
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.1
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.82%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12629
$4619
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7371
$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.1
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$4.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.16
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.1
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.32
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.6
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.73
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.66
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$7.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.6
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.4
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$650
$803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21429
$15801

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1248
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$989
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$979
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$792
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$889
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$921
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$687
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$942
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$874
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$868
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$884
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$904
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$679
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$673
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$844
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$938
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$672
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1039
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$648
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$643
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$971
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$717
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$892
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$774
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$729
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$689
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$687
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$702
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1042
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$640
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$686
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$677
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$705
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$617
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$611
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$696
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$628
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$474
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$684
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$612

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