Niigata vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1018
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2580
$1956
🏠 One person rent
$433
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$731
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1251
$1198
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
54
53
😀 Quality of life
72
73
🏙️ Population
791K
9.4M

The cost of living in Niigata is 54% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 5436th and 7558th ($1018 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 299th and 114th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Niigata compared to 1.8 months in Ningbo. Niigata ranked 365th best city to live in Japan vs Ningbo ranked 13th in China, while ranked 2749th and 2343rd 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
$5.43
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.3
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.55
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$288
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$507
$614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$514
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$31
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.48%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2634
$4619
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2645
$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.31
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.8
$4.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$19.9
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.3
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$7.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.3
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.5
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.7
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$62.2
$803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17418
$15801

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$993
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$996
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1015
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1013
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1021
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1019
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$996
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1030
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$997
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1066
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1008
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1044
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1036
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1053
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$988
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$950
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1058
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1007
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$942
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1074
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$935
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$932
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1025
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$919
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1004
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$924
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$933
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1002
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1031
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$914
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$928
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$956
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1009
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1021
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$944
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$949
134 km or 84 mi Date
$904
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1029
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1009

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