Ningbo vs South Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ningbo	South Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$708	$536
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2004	$1441
🏠 One person rent	$301	$228
🏘️ Family rent	$591	$508
🍽️ Food expenses	$274	$211
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.5	$40.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$725	$388
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	60	82
😀 Quality of life	53	43
🏙️ Population	9.4M	1.64M

The cost of living in Ningbo is 32% more expensive than in South Tangerang. Cities ranked 6849th and 8367th ($708 vs $536) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 20th in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Ningbo compared to 0.7 months in South Tangerang. Ningbo ranked 48th best city to live in China vs South Tangerang ranked 16th in Indonesia, while ranked 6084th and 6727th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ningbo vs South Tangerang

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	Ningbo	South Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.44	$1.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.9	$14.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.76	$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$2.56
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$752	$621
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$463	$364
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.7	$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.7	$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.8	$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.19%	9.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5147	$1327
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3264	$710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.3	$3.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.32	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$8.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$3.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$7.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.23	$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.88	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.06	$2.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$2.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$2.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.6	$20.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.1	$3.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.6	$3.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.8	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.3	$68.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$595	$121
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12465	$7711

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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 South Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	Tangerang	$558
16 km or 10 mi	Jakarta	$701
16 km or 10 mi	Depok	$385
32 km or 20 mi	Bekasi	$518
36 km or 22 mi	Bogor	$513
66 km or 41 mi	Serang	$492
74 km or 46 mi	Sukabumi	$563
84 km or 52 mi	Cilegon	$488
112 km or 69 mi	Cimahi	$500
119 km or 74 mi	Bandung	$545
187 km or 116 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
201 km or 125 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
204 km or 127 mi	Metro	$432
210 km or 130 mi	Cirebon	$521
234 km or 145 mi	Banjar	$490
274 km or 171 mi	Tegal	$480
299 km or 186 mi	Cilacap	$474
333 km or 207 mi	Pekalongan	$471
415 km or 258 mi	Semarang	$493
420 km or 261 mi	Prabumulih	$417
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$395
434 km or 270 mi	Salatiga	$421
436 km or 271 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
459 km or 285 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
474 km or 295 mi	Surakarta	$417
542 km or 336 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
551 km or 342 mi	Madiun	$486
566 km or 352 mi	Bengkulu	$500
608 km or 378 mi	Kediri	$464
626 km or 389 mi	Jambi	$458
632 km or 393 mi	Blitar	$453
645 km or 400 mi	Mojokerto	$505
664 km or 413 mi	Batu	$410
673 km or 418 mi	Surabaya	$549
678 km or 421 mi	Malang	$365
699 km or 435 mi	Pasuruan	$510
735 km or 457 mi	Probolinggo	$614
755 km or 469 mi	Pontianak	$427
838 km or 521 mi	Singkawang	$430
840 km or 522 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506