Ningbo vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ningbo Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$677
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1957
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$261
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$557
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$278
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.6
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$828
$1455
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
61
100
😀 Quality of life
56
78
🏙️ Population
9.4M
24.9M

The cost of living in Ningbo is 43% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6976th and 4461st ($677 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 122nd and 6th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Ningbo compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Ranked 36th vs 4th best cities to live in China, and 5865th vs 558th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ningbo vs Shanghai

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Ningbo Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.95
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.79
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$599
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$456
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.6
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.5
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.19%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5184
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3305
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.1
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.47
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.23
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.26
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.7
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.25
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.99
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.45
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.8
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.11
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.6
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$43
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.5
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$544
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9922
$28143

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$690
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$755
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$719
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$831
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1190
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1074
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$725
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$735
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$771
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$699
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$731
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$811
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$731
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$763
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$687
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$741
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$787
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$682
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$707
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$707
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$651
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$744
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$688
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$720
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$694
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$713
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$675
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$644
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$789
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$682
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$625
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$625
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$713
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$679
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$645
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$524

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740