Ningbo vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ningbo	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$708	$2388
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2004	$5530
🏠 One person rent	$301	$1484
🏘️ Family rent	$591	$2447
🍽️ Food expenses	$274	$625
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.5	$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$725	$4749
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	60	82
😀 Quality of life	53	88
🏙️ Population	9.4M	468K

The cost of living in Ningbo is 70% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 6849th and 972nd ($708 vs $2388) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 892nd 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 48th best city to live in China vs Raleigh ranked 51st in the United States, while ranked 6084th and 221st 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	$3.44	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.9	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.76	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$1468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$752	$2614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$463	$2029
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.7	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.7	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.8	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.19%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5147	$6077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3264	$2879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$58.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.3	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.32	$3.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$6.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$7.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$6.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.23	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.88	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.06	$7.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.6	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.1	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.6	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.8	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.3	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$595	$1481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12465	$21914

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2616
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2315
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2290
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2140
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2169
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2184
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2144
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2091
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1764
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2011
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2076
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2014
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1934
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2058
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2169
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2100
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2136
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1952
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1819
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2117
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1752
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2147
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1976
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2144
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2332
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2182
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1682