Ningbo vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Ningbo	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$677	$1608
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1957	$4004
🏠 One person rent	$261	$923
🏘️ Family rent	$557	$1998
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$484
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.6	$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$828	$818
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	61	8
😀 Quality of life	56	59
🏙️ Population	9.4M	24.7K

The cost of living in Ningbo is 58% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 6976th and 3034th ($677 vs $1608) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 122nd and 1st in China and the Seychelles, respectively. Check China vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Ningbo compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Ningbo ranked 36th best city to live in China vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 5865th and 5511th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ningbo vs Victoria

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	Ningbo	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.95	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.79	$9.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$3.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$4.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$981
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$197	$663
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$599	$1936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$456	$1722
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.9	$66.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.6	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.5	$130
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.19%	16.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5184	$424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3305	$1289
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.1	$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.47	$44.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.23	$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.6	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$20.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$9.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$6.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$3.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.7	$3.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.25	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.99	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.45	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.8	$90.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.11	$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$71.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.6	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.5	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$544	$158
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9922	$8062

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Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$690
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$755
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$719
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$596
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$831
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1190
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$1074
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$725
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$735
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$771
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$699
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$731
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$1020
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$811
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$731
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$763
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$687
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$741
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$787
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$682
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$707
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$707
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$678
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$651
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$744
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$688
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$720
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$694
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$713
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$675
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$644
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$789
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$665
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$682
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$625
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$625
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$713
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$679
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$645
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$524

Cities near Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$819
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1506
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$585
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$587
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$805
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$461
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$452
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$776
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$784
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$829
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$751
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$666
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$718
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$493
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$770
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$852
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$720
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$762
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1394
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$706
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$600
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1406
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$622
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1417
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1439
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1411
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1487
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1404
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1618
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1365
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1324
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1334
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1144
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$353
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1127
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$600
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$536
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$815
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$486
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$524