Ningbo vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ningbo	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$708	$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2004	$1047
🏠 One person rent	$301	$145
🏘️ Family rent	$591	$225
🍽️ Food expenses	$274	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.5	$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$725	$550
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	60	5
😀 Quality of life	53	34
🏙️ Population	9.4M	115K

The cost of living in Ningbo is 68% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6849th and 8915th ($708 vs $422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st 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 months in Ningbo compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Ningbo ranked 48th best city to live in China vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 6084th and 7592nd 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	$3.44	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.9	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.76	$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$752	$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$463	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.7	$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.7	$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.8	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.19%	10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5147	$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3264	$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.3	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.32	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.23	$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.88	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.06	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.6	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.1	$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.6	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.8	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.3	$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$595	$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12465	$666

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$459
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$312
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$296
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$296
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$900
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$317
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$309
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$342
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$323
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$335
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$307
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$963
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$300
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$280
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$408
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$308
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$264
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$292
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$282
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$274
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$305
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$292
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$304
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$295
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$419
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$341
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$430
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$367
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$309
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$288
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$294
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$321
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$289
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$294
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$316
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$292
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$299
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$300