Ningbo vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ningbo Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$677
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1957
$1362
🏠 One person rent
$261
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$557
$340
🍽️ Food expenses
$278
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.6
$65.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$828
$608
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
61
71
😀 Quality of life
56
63
🏙️ Population
9.4M
10.6M

The cost of living in Ningbo is 39% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 6976th and 8597th ($677 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 122nd and 537th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Ningbo compared to 1.3 months in Shijiazhuang. Ranked 36th vs 31st best cities to live in China, and 5865th vs 4919th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ningbo vs Shijiazhuang

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Ningbo Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.95
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.79
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$0.84
 Cappuccino
$3.61
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$599
$386
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$456
$255
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$33.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.6
$51.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.5
$7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.19%
3.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5184
$2477
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3305
$1720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.1
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.47
$3.75
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.23
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$2.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.26
$3.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.7
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.25
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.99
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.45
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.8
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.11
$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$33.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.6
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$43
$49
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.5
$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$544
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9922
$4869

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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 Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$527
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$525
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$545
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$569
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$549
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$539
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$569
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$592
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$587
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$612
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$598
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$650
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$466
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$599
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$587
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$601
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$583
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$613
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$576
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$573
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$621
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$509
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$572
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$594
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$633
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$650
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$522
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$713
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$633
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$601
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$521
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$570
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$617
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$625
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$643
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$572
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$739
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$607
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$707
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$733