Ningbo vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ningbo	Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person	$708	$1764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2004	$4219
🏠 One person rent	$301	$1001
🏘️ Family rent	$591	$1774
🍽️ Food expenses	$274	$497
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.5	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$725	$2831
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	54 km
🎓 Higher education	60	87
😀 Quality of life	53	90
🏙️ Population	9.4M	518K

The cost of living in Ningbo is 60% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 6849th and 2490th ($708 vs $1764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 147th in China and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check China vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Ningbo compared to 1.6 months in Sheffield. Ningbo ranked 48th best city to live in China vs Sheffield ranked 26th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6084th and 141st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ningbo vs Sheffield

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	Ningbo	Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.44	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.9	$76.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.76	$9.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$5.31
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$4.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$2.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$937
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$818
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$752	$1922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$463	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.7	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.7	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.8	$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.19%	5.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5147	$3631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3264	$2541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$95
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.3	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.32	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.23	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.88	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.06	$17.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$5.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.6	$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.1	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$80.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.6	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.8	$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.3	$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$595	$1155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12465	$9487

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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 Sheffield

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Rotherham	$1511
19 km or 12 mi	Barnsley	$1401
27 km or 17 mi	Doncaster	$1463
32 km or 20 mi	Mansfield	$1724
33 km or 21 mi	Wakefield	$1619
35 km or 22 mi	Dewsbury	$1693
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1680
38 km or 24 mi	Batley	$1707
42 km or 26 mi	Brighouse	$1737
44 km or 27 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
46 km or 28 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
46 km or 29 mi	Halifax	$1793
46 km or 29 mi	Oldham	$1602
47 km or 29 mi	Leeds	$1943
47 km or 29 mi	Droylsden	$1800
48 km or 30 mi	Leek	$1686
49 km or 31 mi	Bradford	$1598
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$2071
52 km or 32 mi	Derby	$1727
52 km or 32 mi	Nottingham	$1820
52 km or 33 mi	Rochdale	$1672
56 km or 35 mi	Salford	$1948
56 km or 35 mi	Stretford	$1874
57 km or 35 mi	Sale	$1845
59 km or 36 mi	Altrincham	$1788
59 km or 36 mi	Scunthorpe	$1324
59 km or 37 mi	Bury	$1806
61 km or 38 mi	Keighley	$1680
63 km or 39 mi	Lincoln	$1698
64 km or 40 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
65 km or 40 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
65 km or 41 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1633
67 km or 42 mi	Bolton	$1806
68 km or 42 mi	Harrogate	$1867
68 km or 42 mi	York	$1727
68 km or 42 mi	Burnley	$1376
70 km or 44 mi	Loughborough	$1759
72 km or 45 mi	Crewe	$1486
75 km or 47 mi	Warrington	$1962
77 km or 48 mi	Stafford	$1750