Ningbo vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ningbo	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$713	$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1985	$6276
🏠 One person rent	$302	$1578
🏘️ Family rent	$533	$2764
🍽️ Food expenses	$277	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$72	$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$768	$4008
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	60	99
😀 Quality of life	57	100
🏙️ Population	9.4M	5.45M

The cost of living in Ningbo is 73% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 7025th and 649th ($713 vs $2640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 1st in China and Australia, respectively. Check China vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Ningbo compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Ningbo ranked 49th best city to live in China vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6133rd and 3rd 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	$4.21	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.3	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.32	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.65	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$231	$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$632	$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$425	$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.9	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.65	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.61%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5268	$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3300	$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.9	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.29	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.45	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.88	$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.9	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.69	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.62	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.3	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.9	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$598	$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15234	$19140

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Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$576
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$740
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$666
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$597
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$826
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1128
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$1003
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$672
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$677
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$696
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$631
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$673
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$771
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$586
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$632
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$696
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$679
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$696
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$753
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$612
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$674
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$642
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$547
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$700
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$634
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$637
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$639
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$601
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$621
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$604
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$659
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$622
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$630
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$597
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$597
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$620
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$634
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$618
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$531

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2181
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1888
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1599
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1568
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1678
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1364
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2019
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1747
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1184
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1667
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1662
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1813
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2140
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1725
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1706
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1362
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1736
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1662
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1681
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1768
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1728
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1738
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2065
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1673
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1798
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2058
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1464
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1710