Ningbo vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Ningbo	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$677	$2741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1957	$6649
🏠 One person rent	$261	$1620
🏘️ Family rent	$557	$3006
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.6	$408
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$828	$3743
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	61	99
😀 Quality of life	56	98
🏙️ Population	9.4M	4.84M

The cost of living in Ningbo is 75% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6976th and 318th ($677 vs $2741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 122nd and 1st in China and Australia, respectively. Check China vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Ningbo compared to 1.4 months in Sydney. Ningbo ranked 36th best city to live in China vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5865th 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	$3.95	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$69.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.79	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$6.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$1859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$197	$1319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$599	$3954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$456	$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.9	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.6	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.5	$53.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.19%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5184	$17057
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3305	$10833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.1	$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.47	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.23	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.6	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.7	$5.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.25	$28.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.99	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.45	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.8	$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.11	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$55.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.6	$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.5	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$544	$2005
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9922	$17934

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Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$690
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$755
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$719
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$596
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$831
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1190
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$1074
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$725
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$735
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$771
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$699
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$731
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$1020
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$811
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$731
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$763
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$687
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$741
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$787
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$682
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$707
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$707
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$678
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$651
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$744
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$688
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$720
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$694
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$713
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$675
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$644
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$789
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$665
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$682
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$625
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$625
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$713
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$679
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$645
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$524

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$1998
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2348
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1903
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1691
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1430
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1461
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1610
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1723
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1463
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2604
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1404
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1354
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1669
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1672
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1707
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2011
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1719
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1716
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1317
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1693
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1785
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1702
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2356
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1746
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1707
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1708
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2356
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1658
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1881
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1688
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1327
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1816