Ningbo vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ningbo Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$677
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1957
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$261
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$557
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$278
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.6
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$828
$1657
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
61
95
😀 Quality of life
56
87
🏙️ Population
9.4M
2.6M

The cost of living in Ningbo is 42% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 6976th and 4516th ($677 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 122nd and 1st in China and Taiwan, respectively. Check China vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Ningbo compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Ningbo ranked 36th best city to live in China vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 5865th and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ningbo Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.95
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.79
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$2.48
 Cappuccino
$3.61
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$599
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$456
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.6
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.5
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.19%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5184
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3305
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.1
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.47
$9.01
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.23
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.26
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.7
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.25
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.99
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.45
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.8
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.11
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.6
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$43
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.5
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$544
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9922
$19102

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589