Ningbo vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ningbo	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$660	$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1956	$2166
🏠 One person rent	$249	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$431	$592
🍽️ Food expenses	$266	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.7	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1198	$381
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	53	57
😀 Quality of life	73	63
🏙️ Population	9.4M	2.42M

The cost of living in Ningbo is 26% less expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 7558th and 6337th ($660 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 114th and 10th in China and Brazil, respectively. Check China vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Ningbo compared to 0.4 months in Salvador. Ningbo ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Salvador ranked 21st in Brazil, while ranked 2343rd and 5445th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ningbo vs Salvador

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	Ningbo	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.03	$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.6	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.46	$7.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$345	$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$177	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$614	$682
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$316	$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31	$75.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.5	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.72	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.12%	10.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4619	$2069
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2635	$1176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.7	$51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.45	$9.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.57	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.64	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$9.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$7.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.14	$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.43	$2.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.24	$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.2	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.82	$6.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.9	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.8	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.7	$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$803	$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15801	$15139

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Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$571
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$670
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$677
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$596
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$899
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1147
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$1030
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$696
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$687
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$726
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$680
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$708
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$798
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$611
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$678
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$725
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$686
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$686
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$774
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$643
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$663
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$667
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$652
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$581
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$717
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$658
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$661
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$657
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$636
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$645
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$628
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$684
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$651
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$659
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$623
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$627
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$646
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$664
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$644
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$538

Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$690
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$691
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$575
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$678
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$654
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$624
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$660
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$568
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$495
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$661
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$599
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$571
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$592
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$649
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$601
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$632
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$472
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$606
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$673
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$671
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$491
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$617
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$630
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$752
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$616
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$696
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$705
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$627
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$641
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$603
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$617
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$598
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$623
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$609
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$680
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$614
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$615
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$637
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$751