Ningbo vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ningbo	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$733	$1552
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2067	$3818
🏠 One person rent	$311	$876
🏘️ Family rent	$607	$1845
🍽️ Food expenses	$281	$481
🚐 Transport expenses	$74	$79.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$758	$819
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	61	8
😀 Quality of life	53	58
🏙️ Population	9.4M	24.7K

The cost of living in Ningbo is 53% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 6747th and 3466th ($733 vs $1552) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 63rd 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 months in Ningbo compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Ningbo ranked 45th best city to live in China vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 6048th and 5469th 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	$3.98	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.4	$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.56	$9.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$3.63
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$813
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$233	$707
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$783	$1874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$472	$1618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.8	$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.3	$77.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.5	$98.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.73%	16.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5300	$419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3372	$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.2	$23.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.42	$41.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.41	$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.54	$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$6.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$3.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.42	$9.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$3.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.37	$19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$89
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.22	$4.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.75	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.3	$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.1	$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$616	$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12898	$8081

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Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$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

Cities near Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$719
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1549
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1093
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1091
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$711
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$457
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$502
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$796
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$804
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$826
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$789
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$674
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$767
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$560
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$701
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$777
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$722
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$736
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1397
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$675
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$519
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1432
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$601
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1441
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1481
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1444
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1538
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1451
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1665
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1457
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1454
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1371
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1500
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$348
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1394
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$639
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$548
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$684
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$535
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$482