Ningbo vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ningbo Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$733
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2067
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$311
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$607
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$281
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$74
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$758
$1012
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
61
90
😀 Quality of life
53
71
🏙️ Population
9.4M
13.9M

The cost of living in Ningbo is 3% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 6747th and 6862nd ($733 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 63rd and 81st in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Ningbo compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Ranked 45th vs 10th best cities to live in China, and 6048th vs 2285th 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
$3.98
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$3.38
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$233
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$783
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$472
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.3
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.5
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.73%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5300
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3372
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.2
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.42
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.41
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.88
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.42
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.37
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.13
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.6
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.75
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.3
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$616
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12898
$16590

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$612
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$742
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$702
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$585
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$843
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1136
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1028
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$708
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$712
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$749
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$706
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$706
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$731
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$718
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$738
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$719
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$776
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$661
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$702
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$698
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$620
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$719
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$685
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$703
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$690
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$729
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$674
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$633
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$771
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$674
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$630
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$629
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$694
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$676
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$651
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$700
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$734
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$679
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$693
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$786
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$720
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$742
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$611
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1067
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$769
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$675
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$620
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$649
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$714
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$677
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$482
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$668
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$684
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$572
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$605
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$670
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$614
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$677
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$869
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$760
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$748
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$588
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$568
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$616
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$555
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$547
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$670
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$597
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$632
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$581
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$526
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$618