Ningbo vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ningbo Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$708
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2004
$2361
🏠 One person rent
$301
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$591
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$274
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$725
$1050
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
60
93
😀 Quality of life
53
83
🏙️ Population
9.4M
2.33M

The cost of living in Ningbo is 19% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6849th and 6171st ($708 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 7th in China and Taiwan, respectively. Check China vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Ningbo compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Ningbo ranked 48th best city to live in China vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 6084th and 418th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ningbo vs Taoyuan

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Ningbo Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.44
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.76
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$752
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$463
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.7
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.7
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.8
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.19%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5147
$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3264
$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.32
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.23
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.06
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.6
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.1
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.6
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.8
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.3
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$595
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12465
$18619

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124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
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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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$821
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$897
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1073
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1181
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$728
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$731
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$967
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$894
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$747
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$625
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$648
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$956
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$644
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$627
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$823
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1155
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$688
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$681
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$726
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$664
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$630
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$671
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$603
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$649
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$601
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$451
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$581
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$587
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$677
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$616
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$443