Ningbo vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ningbo	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$660	$2562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1956	$5745
🏠 One person rent	$249	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$431	$2350
🍽️ Food expenses	$266	$609
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.7	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1198	$4370
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	53	94
😀 Quality of life	73	96
🏙️ Population	9.4M	2.14M

The cost of living in Ningbo is 74% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 7558th and 791st ($660 vs $2562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 114th and 3rd in China and Australia, respectively. Check China vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Ningbo compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Ningbo ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 2343rd and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ningbo vs Perth

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	Ningbo	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.03	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.6	$80.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.46	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$345	$1736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$177	$1309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$614	$2661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$316	$1980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.5	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.72	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.12%	5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4619	$6868
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2635	$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$2.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.7	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.45	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.57	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.64	$5.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$9.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$3.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$5.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.14	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.43	$25.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.24	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.2	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.82	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.9	$70.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.8	$85.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.7	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$803	$2283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15801	$17749

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1831
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2239
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1986
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2018
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1604
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2355
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1905
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$504
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$493
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$387
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$780
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1115
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1606
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$566
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1493
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$2065
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2179
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$416
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$358
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1896
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1813
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1933
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$386
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$450
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$428
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$437
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2543
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1834
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$499
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$500
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$402
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1913