New York City vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	New York City	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4441	$708
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$10033	$2004
🏠 One person rent	$2960	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$5380	$591
🍽️ Food expenses	$886	$274
🚐 Transport expenses	$364	$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5544	$725
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	60
😀 Quality of life	95	53
🏙️ Population	8.8M	9.4M

The cost of living in New York City is 527% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 3rd and 6849th ($4441 vs $708) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 51st 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 1.2 months in New York City compared to 1 months in Ningbo. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Ningbo ranked 48th in China, while ranked 22nd and 6084th 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	$29.7	$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$133	$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.94	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$5.95	$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3501	$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2603	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4776	$752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5236	$463
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.5	$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.55%	4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17935	$5147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12929	$3264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.95	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.41	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$9.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.1	$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.89	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.94	$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71	$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.1	$7.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$173	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$36.1	$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.3	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$62.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1784	$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21465	$12465

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111

Cities near Ningbo

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