Ningbo vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ningbo	Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$713	$813
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1985	$1985
🏠 One person rent	$302	$378
🏘️ Family rent	$533	$661
🍽️ Food expenses	$277	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$72	$61.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$768	$762
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	60	49
😀 Quality of life	57	63
🏙️ Population	9.4M	1.64M

The cost of living in Ningbo is 12% less expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 7025th and 6617th ($713 vs $813) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 34th in China and Russia, respectively. Check China vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Ningbo compared to 0.9 months in Novosibirsk. Ningbo ranked 49th best city to live in China vs Novosibirsk ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 6133rd and 5603rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ningbo vs Novosibirsk

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	Ningbo	Novosibirsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.21	$7.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.3	$36.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.32	$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$1.83
☕ Cappuccino	$3.65	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$231	$278
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$632	$771
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$425	$505
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.9	$94.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.65	$8.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.61%	19.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5268	$2370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3300	$1401
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.9	$30.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.29	$4.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$9.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.45	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.88	$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$5.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$3.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.9	$53.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.69	$5.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.62	$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.3	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.9	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$598	$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15234	$4627

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Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$576
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$740
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$666
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$597
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$826
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1128
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$1003
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$672
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$677
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$696
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$631
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$673
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$771
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$586
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$632
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$696
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$679
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$696
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$753
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$612
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$674
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$642
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$547
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$700
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$634
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$637
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$639
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$601
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$621
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$604
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$659
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$622
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$630
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$597
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$597
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$620
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$634
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$618
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$531

Cities near Novosibirsk

Distance	City	Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi	Barnaul	$802
203 km or 126 mi	Kemerovo	$708
206 km or 128 mi	Tomsk	$679
277 km or 172 mi	Prokopyevsk	$659
307 km or 191 mi	Novokuznetsk	$649
316 km or 197 mi	Biysk	$745
495 km or 308 mi	Pavlodar	$530
518 km or 322 mi	Aksu	$529
545 km or 339 mi	Semey	$510
566 km or 351 mi	Oskemen	$548
569 km or 354 mi	Abakan	$761
608 km or 378 mi	Omsk	$786
623 km or 387 mi	Ekibastuz	$522
635 km or 395 mi	Krasnoyarsk	$837
754 km or 469 mi	Nizhnevartovsk	$617
869 km or 540 mi	Temirtau	$486
876 km or 545 mi	Altay	$544
879 km or 546 mi	Petropavl	$520
880 km or 547 mi	Nur-Sultan	$729
882 km or 548 mi	Karaganda	$575
886 km or 550 mi	Surgut	$767
900 km or 559 mi	Kokshetau	$685
910 km or 565 mi	Tacheng	$525
1059 km or 658 mi	Karamay	$472
1064 km or 661 mi	Balkhash	$618
1100 km or 684 mi	Tyumen	$909
1112 km or 691 mi	Kurgan	$675
1129 km or 701 mi	Bole	$544
1160 km or 721 mi	Taldiqorgan	$678
1178 km or 732 mi	Bratsk	$518
1186 km or 737 mi	Wusu	$577
1189 km or 739 mi	Kuytun	$583
1214 km or 754 mi	Shihezi	$680
1241 km or 771 mi	Yining	$559
1263 km or 785 mi	Fukang	$521
1264 km or 785 mi	Changji	$537
1269 km or 789 mi	Kostanay	$681
1291 km or 802 mi	Urumqi	$527
1308 km or 813 mi	Kapchagay	$762
1318 km or 819 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$821