New York City vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	New York City	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4207	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9179	$1938
🏠 One person rent	$2718	$264
🏘️ Family rent	$4382	$462
🍽️ Food expenses	$875	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$373	$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5229	$892
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	53
😀 Quality of life	95	71
🏙️ Population	8.8M	9.4M

The cost of living in New York City is 527% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 4th and 7431st ($4207 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 80th 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 1.3 months in Ningbo. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Ningbo ranked 26th in China, while ranked 18th and 3738th 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	$23.6	$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$1.39
☕ Cappuccino	$5.88	$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3712	$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2223	$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5056	$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3881	$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$7.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17512	$4479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9335	$2802
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.55	$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.96	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.67	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.77	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.32	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.7	$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.4	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.9	$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.99	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$118	$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.2	$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.7	$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.7	$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$66.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2132	$693
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21999	$15051

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2850
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3614
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3134
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3092
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2814
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3307
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2803
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2868
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2738
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2781
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2803
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2801
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2696
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2750
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2792
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2533
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2717
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2809
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2539
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2512
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2685
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2477
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2702
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2782
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2665
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2772
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2734
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2666
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2638
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2497
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2687
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2758
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2690
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2503
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3188

Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$584
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$680
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$594
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$860
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1126
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$1002
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$667
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$677
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$696
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$643
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$669
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$782
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$598
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$644
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$701
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$683
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$697
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$763
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$620
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$684
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$652
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$667
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$557
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$705
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$650
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$644
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$652
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$623
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$636
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$617
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$665
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$636
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$646
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$604
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$611
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$628
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$647
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$626
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$525