Ningbo vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ningbo	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$713	$1014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1985	$2500
🏠 One person rent	$302	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$533	$932
🍽️ Food expenses	$277	$335
🚐 Transport expenses	$72	$32.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$768	$944
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	60	7
😀 Quality of life	57	57
🏙️ Population	9.4M	77.6K

The cost of living in Ningbo is 30% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 7025th and 5469th ($713 vs $1014) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 1st in China and Thailand, respectively. Check China vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Ningbo compared to 0.9 months in Phuket. Ningbo ranked 49th best city to live in China vs Phuket ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 6133rd and 6129th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ningbo vs Phuket

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	Ningbo	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.21	$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.3	$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.32	$9.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$3.65	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$231	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$632	$1073
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$425	$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.9	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.65	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.61%	5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5268	$4256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3300	$2916
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.9	$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.29	$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.45	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.88	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.9	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.69	$8.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.62	$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.3	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.9	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$598	$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15234	$14328

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Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$576
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$740
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$666
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$597
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$826
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1128
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$1003
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$672
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$677
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$696
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$631
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$673
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$771
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$586
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$632
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$696
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$679
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$696
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$753
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$612
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$674
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$642
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$547
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$700
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$634
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$637
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$639
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$601
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$621
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$604
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$659
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$622
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$630
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$597
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$597
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$620
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$634
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$618
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$531

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$773
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$854
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$807
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$593
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$810
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$756
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$741
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$570
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$812
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$509
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$423
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$653
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$754
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$701
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$449
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$552
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$386
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$657
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$466
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$460
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$553
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$724
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$787
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$812
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$704
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$681
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$708
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866