Ningbo vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ningbo Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$713
$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1985
$1031
🏠 One person rent
$302
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$533
$236
🍽️ Food expenses
$277
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$72
$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$768
$544
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
60
5
😀 Quality of life
57
42
🏙️ Population
9.4M
115K

The cost of living in Ningbo is 70% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 7025th and 8940th ($713 vs $420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 2nd in China and Bhutan, respectively. Check China vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Ningbo compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Ningbo ranked 49th best city to live in China vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 6133rd and 7547th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ningbo vs Thimphu

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Ningbo Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.21
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.3
$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.32
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$2.28
 Cappuccino
$3.65
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$632
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$425
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.9
$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.65
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.61%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5268
$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3300
$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.9
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.29
$18.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.15
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.87
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.88
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.69
$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.62
$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.3
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$598
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15234
$653

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$450
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$297
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$308
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$311
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$918
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$316
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$298
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$348
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$321
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$338
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$297
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$981
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$284
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$287
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$354
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$297
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$282
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$281
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$257
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$321
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$293
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$294
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$352
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$332
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$427
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$464
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$362
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$293
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$328
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$300
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$286
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$320
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$289
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$286
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$289