Ningbo vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ningbo Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$713
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1985
$1842
🏠 One person rent
$302
$274
🏘️ Family rent
$533
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$277
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$72
$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$768
$940
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
60
89
😀 Quality of life
57
74
🏙️ Population
9.4M
13.9M

The cost of living in Ningbo is 10% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 7025th and 7452nd ($713 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 98th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Ningbo compared to 1.5 months in Tianjin. Ranked 49th vs 9th best cities to live in China, and 6133rd vs 2435th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ningbo vs Tianjin

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Ningbo Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.21
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.3
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.32
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.84
 Cappuccino
$3.65
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$632
$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$425
$390
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.9
$46.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.65
$7.05
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.61%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5268
$5873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3300
$2154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.9
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.29
$4.24
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.15
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.87
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$8.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.88
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$14.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.69
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$57
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.62
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.3
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$598
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15234
$18657

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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
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$641
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$707
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$634
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$619
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$750
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$638
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$688
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$565
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1029
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$724
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$634
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$558
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$660
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$614
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$456
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$580
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$616
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$533
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$505
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$480
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$574
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$454
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$741
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$654
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$523
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$558
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$527
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$499
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$535
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$615
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$544
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$550
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$562
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$505
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$652
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$548
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$573