Niigata vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3039
$2067
🏠 One person rent
$446
$311
🏘️ Family rent
$989
$607
🍽️ Food expenses
$394
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$74
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1634
$758
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
52
61
😀 Quality of life
67
53
🏙️ Population
791K
9.4M

The cost of living in Niigata is 51% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 4902nd and 6747th ($1108 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 63rd 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 months in Ningbo. Niigata ranked 578th best city to live in Japan vs Ningbo ranked 45th in China, while ranked 3769th and 6048th 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
$5.41
$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.5
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.81
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.91
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.84
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.21
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$879
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$692
$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$225
$58.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.3
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.25%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2976
$5300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2688
$3372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.83
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56
$16.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$4.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.73
$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.3
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.84
$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$22
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.08
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.79
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.9
$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.6
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.6
$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.1
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.5
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.2
$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15392
$12898

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$1035
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1041
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1047
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1048
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1049
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1051
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1042
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1046
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1112
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1053
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1091
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1082
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1106
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1048
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$1015
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1107
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1053
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$1011
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1127
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$1007
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$1000
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1087
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$988
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1054
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$1002
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$1004
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1062
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1081
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$1012
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$998
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$1017
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1061
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1063
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$1008
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$1016
134 km or 84 mi Date
$989
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1066
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1046

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$612
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$742
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$702
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$585
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$843
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1136
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1028
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$708
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$712
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$749
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$706
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$706
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$731
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$718
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$738
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$719
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$776
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$661
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$702
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$698
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$620
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$719
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$685
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$703
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$690
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$729
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$674
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$633
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$771
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$674
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$630
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$629
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$694
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$676
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$651
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538