Ningbo vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ningbo Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$708
$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2004
$4239
🏠 One person rent
$301
$789
🏘️ Family rent
$591
$1714
🍽️ Food expenses
$274
$423
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$282
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$725
$2474
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
60
100
😀 Quality of life
53
99
🏙️ Population
9.4M
14.3M

The cost of living in Ningbo is 56% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 6849th and 3019th ($708 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 3rd in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Ningbo compared to 1.5 months in Tokyo. Ningbo ranked 48th best city to live in China vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 6084th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ningbo vs Tokyo

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Ningbo Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.44
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$42.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.76
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$1018
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$752
$2660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$463
$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.7
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.7
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.8
$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.19%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5147
$10251
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3264
$5162
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$58.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.32
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.23
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.06
$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.6
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.1
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.6
$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.8
$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.3
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$595
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12465
$15235

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NingboTokyo

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$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
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$805
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$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
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$1136
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$1124
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$1150
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$1098
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1089
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$1041
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1138
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1088
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$1033
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1107
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1111
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1103
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1105
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1066
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1249
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1099
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1122
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1196
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1124
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1099
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$1114
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1088
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1045
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1164
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1071
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1089
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1065
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$1169
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1164
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1109
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1103
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1101