Ningbo vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ningbo	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$708	$2560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2004	$6044
🏠 One person rent	$301	$1641
🏘️ Family rent	$591	$3059
🍽️ Food expenses	$274	$671
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.5	$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$725	$4880
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	60	68
😀 Quality of life	53	89
🏙️ Population	9.4M	385K

The cost of living in Ningbo is 72% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 6849th and 718th ($708 vs $2560) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 664th in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Ningbo compared to 1.9 months in Tampa. Ningbo ranked 48th best city to live in China vs Tampa ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 6084th and 174th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ningbo vs Tampa

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	Ningbo	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.44	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.9	$80.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.76	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$6.28
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$1745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$1342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$752	$3421
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$463	$2594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.7	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.7	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.8	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.19%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5147	$3843
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3264	$2418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$65.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.3	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.32	$3.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$5.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$4.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$5.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$3.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.23	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.88	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.06	$8.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$5.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.6	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.1	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.6	$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.8	$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.3	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$595	$1387
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12465	$14045

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Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$590
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$716
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$573
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$805
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1097
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$984
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$677
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$671
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$700
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$670
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$665
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$868
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$587
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$645
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$701
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$670
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$682
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$726
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$631
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$695
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$650
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$602
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$681
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$657
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$642
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$654
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$702
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$643
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$616
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$672
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$636
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$644
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$607
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$603
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$642
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$643
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$621
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$522

Cities near Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2429
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2413
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2419
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2402
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2401
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2123
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2605
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2618
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2436
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2079
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2328
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2373
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2104
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2467
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2458
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2280
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2811
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2038
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2194
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2316
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2732
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2516
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2366
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2269
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2295
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2392
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1748
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2289
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2371
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2576
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2286
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2440
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2384
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2373
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1957
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2336
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2336
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2294
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2363
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2265