Ningbo vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ningbo	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$733	$3168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2067	$7320
🏠 One person rent	$311	$2164
🏘️ Family rent	$607	$4039
🍽️ Food expenses	$281	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$74	$273
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$758	$4523
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	61	89
😀 Quality of life	53	97
🏙️ Population	9.4M	5.87M

The cost of living in Ningbo is 77% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 6747th and 81st ($733 vs $3168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 63rd and 1st in China and Singapore, respectively. Check China vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Ningbo compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Ningbo ranked 45th best city to live in China vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 6048th and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ningbo vs Singapore City

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	Ningbo	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.98	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.4	$64.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.56	$7.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$8.1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$2514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$233	$1898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$783	$5063
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$472	$3531
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.8	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.3	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.5	$36.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.73%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5300	$21434
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3372	$7782
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.2	$82.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.42	$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.41	$2.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.54	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$4.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$4.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.42	$28.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.37	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$3.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$4.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.22	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$72.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.75	$27.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.3	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.1	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$616	$1202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12898	$28407

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Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$612
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$742
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$702
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$585
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$843
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1136
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$1028
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$708
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$712
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$749
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$706
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$706
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$1020
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$731
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$718
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$738
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$686
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$719
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$776
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$661
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$702
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$698
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$620
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$719
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$685
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$703
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$690
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$729
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$674
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$633
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$771
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$665
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$674
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$630
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$629
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$694
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$676
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$651
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$538

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2852
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$709
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$604
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$549
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$745
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$750
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$752
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$699
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$630
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$585
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$590
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$518
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$571
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$617
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$732
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$687
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$499
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$729
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$579
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$950
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$670
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$420
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$624
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$759
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$496
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$441
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$459
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$530
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$671
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$485
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$669
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$637