Niigata vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1056
$677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2899
$1957
🏠 One person rent
$425
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$938
$557
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$278
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1539
$828
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
52
61
😀 Quality of life
68
56
🏙️ Population
791K
9.4M

The cost of living in Niigata is 56% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 4949th and 6976th ($1056 vs $677) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 172nd and 122nd in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Niigata compared to 1.2 months in Ningbo. Niigata ranked 599th best city to live in Japan vs Ningbo ranked 36th in China, while ranked 3500th and 5865th 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
$5.19
$3.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.9
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.82
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$308
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$653
$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.25%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2812
$5184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2341
$3305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.8
$16.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.4
$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.18
$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.66
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$21.8
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.05
$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$2.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.35
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$8.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.8
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.2
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$83.1
$544
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15169
$9922

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$988
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$991
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1002
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1004
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1009
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1005
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$997
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1018
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$999
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1071
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1013
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1049
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1036
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1060
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$988
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$965
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1072
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$977
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$966
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1086
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$961
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$956
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1050
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$939
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1006
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$957
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$952
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1032
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$943
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$988
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$944
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$939
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1013
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1015
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$957
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$961
134 km or 84 mi Date
$958
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$986
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$942

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$690
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$755
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$719
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$831
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1190
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1074
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$725
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$735
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$771
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$699
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$731
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$811
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$731
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$763
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$687
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$741
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$787
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$682
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$707
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$707
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$651
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$744
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$688
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$720
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$694
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$713
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$675
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$644
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$789
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$682
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$625
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$625
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$713
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$679
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$645
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$524