Ningbo vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ningbo	Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person	$708	$2395
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2004	$5245
🏠 One person rent	$301	$1494
🏘️ Family rent	$591	$2384
🍽️ Food expenses	$274	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.5	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$725	$4432
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	60	69
😀 Quality of life	53	90
🏙️ Population	9.4M	1.61M

The cost of living in Ningbo is 70% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 6849th and 955th ($708 vs $2395) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 875th in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Ningbo compared to 1.9 months in Phoenix. Ningbo ranked 48th best city to live in China vs Phoenix ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 6084th and 146th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ningbo vs Phoenix

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	Ningbo	Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.44	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.9	$71.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.76	$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$6.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$6.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$1215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$752	$2412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$463	$2009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.7	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.7	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.8	$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.19%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5147	$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3264	$3133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$63.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.3	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.32	$3.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$4.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.23	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.88	$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.06	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$4.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.6	$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.1	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.6	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.8	$50.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.3	$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$595	$1103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12465	$12281

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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 Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1979
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2342
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2423
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2304
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2413
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2525
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2468
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2328
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2306
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2417
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2388
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2281
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2319
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2466
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2073
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1957
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2763
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1815
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1926
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2077
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$830
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1947
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1852
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$788
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2729
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$913
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2724