Ningbo vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ningbo	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$733	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2067	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$311	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$607	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$281	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$74	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$758	$4399
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	61	99
😀 Quality of life	53	99
🏙️ Population	9.4M	4.84M

The cost of living in Ningbo is 74% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6747th and 312th ($733 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 63rd and 1st in China and Australia, respectively. Check China vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Ningbo compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Ningbo ranked 45th best city to live in China vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6048th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ningbo vs Sydney

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	Ningbo	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.98	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.4	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.56	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$233	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$783	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$472	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.8	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.3	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.5	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.73%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5300	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3372	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.2	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.42	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.41	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.54	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.42	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.37	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.22	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.75	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.3	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.1	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$616	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12898	$18951

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754