Ningbo vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ningbo Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$713
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1985
$1624
🏠 One person rent
$302
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$533
$453
🍽️ Food expenses
$277
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$72
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$768
$1016
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
60
98
😀 Quality of life
57
74
🏙️ Population
9.4M
12.3M

The cost of living in Ningbo is 12% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 7025th and 7501st ($713 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 106th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Ningbo compared to 1.6 months in Wuhan. Ranked 49th vs 8th best cities to live in China, and 6133rd vs 2249th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ningbo vs Wuhan

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Ningbo Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.21
$2.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.3
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.32
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$632
$562
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$425
$333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.9
$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.65
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.61%
3.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5268
$3245
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3300
$1666
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.9
$23.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.29
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.15
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.87
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.88
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.69
$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.62
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.3
$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$598
$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15234
$7838

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$576
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$740
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$666
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$597
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$826
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1128
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1003
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$672
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$631
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$673
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$771
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$586
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$632
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$696
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$679
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$696
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$753
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$612
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$674
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$642
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$547
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$700
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$634
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$637
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$639
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$601
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$621
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$604
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$659
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$622
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$630
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$597
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$597
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$620
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$634
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$618
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$531

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Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$609
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$629
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$646
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$632
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$585
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$671
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$625
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$638
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$599
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$579
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$592
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$590
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$587
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$570
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$574
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$598
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$572
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$582
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$583
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$561
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$595
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$604
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$596
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$575
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$547
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$567
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$552
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$542
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$546
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$548
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$631
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$511
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$592
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$555
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$526
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$532
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$580
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$534
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$578
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$571