Ningbo vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ningbo	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$708	$2075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2004	$4845
🏠 One person rent	$301	$1197
🏘️ Family rent	$591	$1925
🍽️ Food expenses	$274	$531
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.5	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$725	$3655
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	60	93
😀 Quality of life	53	98
🏙️ Population	9.4M	2.14M

The cost of living in Ningbo is 66% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 6849th and 1654th ($708 vs $2075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 7th in China and Australia, respectively. Check China vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Ningbo compared to 1.8 months in Perth. Ningbo ranked 48th best city to live in China vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 6084th and 6th 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	$3.44	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.9	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.76	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$8.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$1325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$752	$2282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$463	$1602
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.7	$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.7	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.8	$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.19%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5147	$4862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3264	$3869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.3	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.32	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$9.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.23	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.88	$4.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.06	$20.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.6	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.1	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$55.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.6	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.8	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.3	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$595	$1852
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12465	$11252

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Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$590
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$716
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$573
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$805
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1097
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$984
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$677
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$671
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$700
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$670
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$665
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$868
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$587
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$645
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$701
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$670
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$682
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$726
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$631
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$695
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$650
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$602
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$681
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$657
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$642
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$654
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$702
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$643
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$616
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$672
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$636
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$644
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$607
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$603
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$642
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$643
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$621
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$522

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1643
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$1971
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1585
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1730
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1440
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$1978
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1691
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$509
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$497
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$355
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$845
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1267
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1390
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$597
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1291
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1617
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1981
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$453
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$365
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1669
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1625
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1691
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$410
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$614
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$464
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$510
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2194
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1620
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$503
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1671
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$501
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$486
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$505
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1645