Ningbo vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ningbo Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$708
$687
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2004
$2052
🏠 One person rent
$301
$297
🏘️ Family rent
$591
$636
🍽️ Food expenses
$274
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$725
$958
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
60
90
😀 Quality of life
53
70
🏙️ Population
9.4M
13.9M

The cost of living in Ningbo is 3% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 6849th and 6956th ($708 vs $687) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 64th 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 48th vs 11th best cities to live in China, and 6084th vs 2306th 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
$3.44
$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.76
$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$0.82
 Cappuccino
$3.39
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$752
$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$463
$485
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.7
$48.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.7
$74.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.8
$7.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.19%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5147
$6085
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3264
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$4.13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.32
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.23
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.06
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.6
$13.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.1
$6.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.6
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.8
$39
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.3
$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$595
$548
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12465
$18215

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NingboTianjin

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$665
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$716
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$649
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$655
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$756
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$679
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$702
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1016
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$729
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$644
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$592
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$618
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$680
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$635
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$472
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$638
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$642
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$550
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$581
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$638
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$584
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$642
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$815
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$711
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$689
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$564
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$664
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$544
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$590
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$533
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$524
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$629
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$577
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$600
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$553
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$481
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$634
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$504
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$616