Ningbo vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ningbo	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$660	$2460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1956	$5684
🏠 One person rent	$249	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$431	$2492
🍽️ Food expenses	$266	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.7	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1198	$3694
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	53	99
😀 Quality of life	73	94
🏙️ Population	9.4M	2.1M

The cost of living in Ningbo is 73% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 7558th and 964th ($660 vs $2460) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 114th and 1st in China and France, respectively. Check China vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Ningbo compared to 1.5 months in Paris. Ningbo ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 2343rd and 34th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ningbo vs Paris

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	Ningbo	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.03	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.6	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.46	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$8.32
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$4.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$345	$1558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$177	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$614	$2756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$316	$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.5	$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.72	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.12%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4619	$15102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2635	$10254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.7	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.45	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$2.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.57	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.64	$5.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$21.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.14	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.43	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14	$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.24	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$3.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.2	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.82	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.9	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.8	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.7	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$803	$1048
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15801	$19577

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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

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2033
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1872
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1885
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2350
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2065
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1972
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2297
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2082
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1749
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1918
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1988
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1920
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1689
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1935
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1897
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1827
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1798
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1874
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1987
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1876
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1794
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1480
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1683
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1454
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1749
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1401
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1481
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1424
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1375
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1356
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1382
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1350
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1553
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1243
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1632
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1289
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1573
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1421
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1506