Ningbo vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ningbo	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$708	$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2004	$2281
🏠 One person rent	$301	$445
🏘️ Family rent	$591	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$274	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.5	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$725	$372
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	60	95
😀 Quality of life	53	62
🏙️ Population	9.4M	6.21M

The cost of living in Ningbo is 23% less expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 6849th and 5954th ($708 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 2nd in China and Brazil, respectively. Check China vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Ningbo compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Ningbo ranked 48th best city to live in China vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 6084th and 4857th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ningbo vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Ningbo	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.44	$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.9	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.76	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$752	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$463	$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.7	$92.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.7	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.8	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.19%	11.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5147	$1746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3264	$1118
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.3	$7.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.32	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.23	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.88	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.06	$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.6	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.1	$6.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$61.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.6	$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.8	$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.3	$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$595	$506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12465	$10819

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$718
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$769
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$562
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$587
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$632
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$474
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$522
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$537
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$589
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$636
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$584
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$462
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$482
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$572
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$642
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$595
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$487
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$631
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$599
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$563
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$603
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$584
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$505
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$536
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$588
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$593
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$581
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$584
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$599
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$523
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$602
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$605
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$503
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$449
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$705
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$562