Ningbo vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ningbo	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$671	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1938	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$264	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$462	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.2	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$892	$4145
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	53	99
😀 Quality of life	71	98
🏙️ Population	9.4M	5.45M

The cost of living in Ningbo is 76% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 7431st and 348th ($671 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 80th and 1st in China and Australia, respectively. Check China vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Ningbo compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Ningbo ranked 26th best city to live in China vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 3738th and 2nd 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	$3.57	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.8	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.34	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$3.42	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$196	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$599	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$357	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.7	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.55	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.43%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4479	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2802	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.4	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.35	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.84	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.5	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.32	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.6	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.6	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.73	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.3	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$693	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15051	$21946

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Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$584
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$680
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$594
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$860
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1126
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$1002
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$667
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$677
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$696
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$643
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$669
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$782
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$598
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$644
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$701
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$683
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$697
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$763
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$620
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$684
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$652
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$667
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$557
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$705
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$650
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$644
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$652
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$623
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$636
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$617
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$665
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$636
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$646
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$604
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$611
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$628
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$647
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$626
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$525

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864