Ningbo vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ningbo Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$733
$2915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2067
$5968
🏠 One person rent
$311
$1781
🏘️ Family rent
$607
$2749
🍽️ Food expenses
$281
$832
🚐 Transport expenses
$74
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$758
$3918
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
61
53
😀 Quality of life
53
89
🏙️ Population
9.4M
140K

The cost of living in Ningbo is 75% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 6747th and 204th ($733 vs $2915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 63rd and 1st in China and Iceland, respectively. Check China vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Ningbo compared to 1.3 months in Reykjavik. Ningbo ranked 45th best city to live in China vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 6048th and 189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ningbo vs Reykjavik

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Ningbo Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.98
$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$125
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$11.1
 Cappuccino
$3.38
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$3.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$1809
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$233
$1626
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$783
$2822
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$472
$2552
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.3
$68.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.5
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.73%
8.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5300
$6498
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3372
$5311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$4.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.2
$77.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.42
$24.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$2.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.41
$3.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$3.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$5.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.88
$21.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$37.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.42
$22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.37
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.13
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.6
$71.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.75
$47.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.3
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$155
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$616
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12898
$6167

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi Kopavogur
$2371
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$2602
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2091
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2300
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$1913
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$1830
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1459
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1491
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1599
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1701
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1647
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1625
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1793
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1710
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$2013
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1545
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1650
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1573
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1818
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1724
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1793
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1420
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1744
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2246
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1767
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1830
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1467
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1805
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1657
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2427
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$1930
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1390
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2125
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$1969
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1752
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2492
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$2161