Ningbo vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ningbo	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$708	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2004	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$301	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$591	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$274	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.5	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$725	$1842
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	60	92
😀 Quality of life	53	86
🏙️ Population	9.4M	2.75M

The cost of living in Ningbo is 59% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 6849th and 2624th ($708 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 2nd in China and Italy, respectively. Check China vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Ningbo compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Ningbo ranked 48th best city to live in China vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 6084th and 337th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ningbo vs Rome

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	Ningbo	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.44	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.9	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.76	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$752	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$463	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.7	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.7	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.8	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.19%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5147	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3264	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.3	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.32	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.23	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.88	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.06	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.6	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.1	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.6	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.8	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.3	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$595	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12465	$9864

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201