Ningbo vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ningbo	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$733	$2477
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2067	$5984
🏠 One person rent	$311	$1542
🏘️ Family rent	$607	$2792
🍽️ Food expenses	$281	$647
🚐 Transport expenses	$74	$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$758	$4931
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	61	82
😀 Quality of life	53	89
🏙️ Population	9.4M	468K

The cost of living in Ningbo is 70% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 6747th and 806th ($733 vs $2477) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 63rd and 719th 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 2 months in Raleigh. Ningbo ranked 45th best city to live in China vs Raleigh ranked 49th in the United States, while ranked 6048th and 202nd 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	$3.98	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.4	$77.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.56	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$6.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$1570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$233	$1231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$783	$2956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$472	$2331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.8	$166
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.3	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.5	$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.73%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5300	$7431
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3372	$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.2	$61.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.42	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.41	$4.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$4.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.54	$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$5.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$5.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.42	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.37	$7.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$4.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.22	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.75	$23.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.3	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.1	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$616	$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12898	$22229

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Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$612
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$742
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$702
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$585
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$843
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1136
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$1028
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$708
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$712
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$749
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$706
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$706
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$1020
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$731
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$718
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$738
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$686
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$719
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$776
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$661
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$702
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$698
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$620
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$719
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$685
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$703
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$690
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$729
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$674
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$633
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$771
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$665
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$674
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$630
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$629
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$694
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$676
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$651
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$538

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2278
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2383
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1859
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2228
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2217
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2137
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2158
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2146
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2212
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2141
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2105
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2057
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2043
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1697
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2122
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2054
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2110
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1791
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2012
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2099
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2060
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2026
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$2110
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2094
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2162
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2076
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2105
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$1882
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1972
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1917
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2081
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2119
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1705
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2146
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2022
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2135
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2299
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2194
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2288
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1753