Ningbo vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ningbo	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$671	$2317
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1938	$5372
🏠 One person rent	$264	$1430
🏘️ Family rent	$462	$2327
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$612
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.2	$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$892	$4411
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	53	82
😀 Quality of life	71	89
🏙️ Population	9.4M	468K

The cost of living in Ningbo is 71% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 7431st and 1246th ($671 vs $2317) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 80th and 1054th 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 1.3 months in Ningbo compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Ningbo ranked 26th best city to live in China vs Raleigh ranked 64th in the United States, while ranked 3738th and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ningbo vs Raleigh

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	Ningbo	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.57	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.8	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.34	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$5.67
☕ Cappuccino	$3.42	$6.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$1562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$196	$1149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$599	$2603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$357	$1919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.7	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.55	$65.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.43%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4479	$3603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2802	$2208
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.4	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.35	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.84	$3.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$5.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$4.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$5.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.5	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.32	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.6	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.6	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$137
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.73	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.3	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$693	$1374
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15051	$24650

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Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$584
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$680
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$594
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$860
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1126
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$1002
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$667
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$677
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$696
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$643
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$669
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$782
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$598
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$644
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$701
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$683
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$697
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$763
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$620
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$684
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$652
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$667
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$557
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$705
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$650
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$644
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$652
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$623
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$636
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$617
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$665
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$636
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$646
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$604
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$611
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$628
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$647
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$626
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$525

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2246
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2470
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1831
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2278
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2313
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2242
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2109
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2308
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2111
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1943
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2123
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2159
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2081
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1750
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2036
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2088
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2057
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1917
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2030
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2202
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1987
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2079
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2122
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2001
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1847
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2080
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2027
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1814
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1963
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1969
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2211
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2378
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2126
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2174
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1736