Niigata vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2607
$1938
🏠 One person rent
$414
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$695
$462
🍽️ Food expenses
$347
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1617
$892
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
54
53
😀 Quality of life
74
71
🏙️ Population
791K
9.4M

The cost of living in Niigata is 53% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 5487th and 7431st ($1024 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 361st and 80th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Niigata compared to 1.3 months in Ningbo. Niigata ranked 214th best city to live in Japan vs Ningbo ranked 26th in China, while ranked 2415th and 3738th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Niigata vs Ningbo

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Niigata Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.4
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$3.13
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.26
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$242
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$538
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.3
$7.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.48%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2772
$4479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2779
$2802
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.7
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.85
$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.35
$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$21
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.7
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.3
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.8
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.5
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.3
$66.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65.8
$693
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16483
$15051

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$984
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$999
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1011
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1016
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1024
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1031
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1015
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1056
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1023
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1099
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1037
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1072
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1060
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1083
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1018
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$975
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1085
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1031
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$968
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1100
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$961
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$954
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1058
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$941
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1022
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$948
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$958
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1035
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1058
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$942
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$948
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$983
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1035
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1041
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$958
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$969
134 km or 84 mi Date
$926
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1045
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1032

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