Ningbo vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Ningbo	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$677	$2292
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1957	$5119
🏠 One person rent	$261	$1352
🏘️ Family rent	$557	$2099
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.6	$242
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$828	$3624
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	61	93
😀 Quality of life	56	96
🏙️ Population	9.4M	2.14M

The cost of living in Ningbo is 70% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 6976th and 1068th ($677 vs $2292) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 122nd and 6th in China and Australia, respectively. Check China vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Ningbo compared to 1.6 months in Perth. Ningbo ranked 36th best city to live in China vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 5865th and 10th 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	$3.95	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$80.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.79	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$7.56
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$1464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$197	$1088
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$599	$2313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$456	$1714
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.9	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.6	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.5	$59.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.19%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5184	$7584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3305	$6088
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.1	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.47	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.23	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.6	$4.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.7	$5.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.25	$29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$4.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.99	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.45	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.8	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.11	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$50.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.6	$14.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.5	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$544	$1668
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9922	$12548

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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

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1601
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2052
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1612
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1761
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1635
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1888
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1444
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2180
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1622
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1462
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1639
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$502
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$546
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$361
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$870
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$873
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1327
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$556
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1317
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1859
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1688
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$427
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$383
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1708
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1658
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1746
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$403
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$469
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$439
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$454
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2356
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1702
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$505
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1707
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$506
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$440
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$459
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1693