New York City vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	New York City	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4202	$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9189	$1956
🏠 One person rent	$2718	$249
🏘️ Family rent	$4417	$431
🍽️ Food expenses	$842	$266
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5389	$1198
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	53
😀 Quality of life	95	73
🏙️ Population	8.8M	9.4M

The cost of living in New York City is 537% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 4th and 7558th ($4202 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.3 months in New York City compared to 1.8 months in Ningbo. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Ningbo ranked 13th in China, while ranked 15th and 2343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Ningbo

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	New York City	Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.6	$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.3	$1.25
☕ Cappuccino	$6.22	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.28	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3692	$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2206	$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5140	$614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3874	$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$31
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18073	$4619
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7831	$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$138	$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$4.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.07	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.67	$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.75	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.3	$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.72	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.7	$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.61	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.5	$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.4	$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$14	$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.02	$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$132	$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.7	$7.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$159	$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.5	$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2095	$803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21713	$15801

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192

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