Ningbo vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ningbo	Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$708	$1513
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2004	$3601
🏠 One person rent	$301	$911
🏘️ Family rent	$591	$1611
🍽️ Food expenses	$274	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.5	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$725	$1829
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	60	93
😀 Quality of life	53	87
🏙️ Population	9.4M	1.38M

The cost of living in Ningbo is 53% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 6849th and 3363rd ($708 vs $1513) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 2nd in China and the Czech Republic, respectively. Check China vs the Czech Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Ningbo compared to 1.2 months in Prague. Ningbo ranked 48th best city to live in China vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 6084th and 285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ningbo vs Prague

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	Ningbo	Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.44	$8.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.9	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.76	$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$685
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$752	$1728
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$463	$1240
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.7	$164
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.7	$254
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.8	$19.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.19%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5147	$7481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3264	$5304
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.3	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.32	$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$9.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.23	$6.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.88	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.06	$6.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$3.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.6	$62.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.1	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$50.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.6	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.8	$76.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.3	$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$595	$758
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12465	$12277

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Prague

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi	Smichov	$1371
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Zizkov	$1370
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Brevnov	$1356
23 km or 14 mi	Kladno	$1216
51 km or 31 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1092
53 km or 33 mi	Pribram	$1166
54 km or 34 mi	Litomerice	$1092
56 km or 35 mi	Kolin	$1795
68 km or 42 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1081
69 km or 43 mi	Usti nad Labem	$971
72 km or 45 mi	Most	$942
75 km or 46 mi	Teplice	$880
76 km or 47 mi	Tabor	$1163
78 km or 49 mi	Decin	$1048
81 km or 50 mi	Litvinov	$1314
83 km or 52 mi	Chomutov	$1033
83 km or 52 mi	Plzen	$1135
88 km or 55 mi	Pisek	$1159
89 km or 55 mi	Liberec	$1030
89 km or 56 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$950
95 km or 59 mi	Zittau	$1352
97 km or 61 mi	Pardubice	$1088
99 km or 61 mi	Strakonice	$1150
99 km or 61 mi	Havlickuv Brod	$1112
100 km or 62 mi	Chrudim	$1092
102 km or 63 mi	Hradec Kralove	$1107
103 km or 64 mi	Pirna	$1352
111 km or 69 mi	Klatovy	$1121
111 km or 69 mi	Karlovy Vary	$979
114 km or 71 mi	Jihlava	$974
115 km or 71 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1307
117 km or 73 mi	Freital	$1347
118 km or 73 mi	Dresden	$1402
119 km or 74 mi	Trutnov	$1059
119 km or 74 mi	Freiberg	$1202
122 km or 76 mi	Bautzen	$1420
123 km or 77 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1227
125 km or 78 mi	Radebeul	$1351
126 km or 78 mi	Gorlitz	$1362
127 km or 79 mi	Sokolov	$1120