Ningbo vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ningbo Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$708
$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2004
$1683
🏠 One person rent
$301
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$591
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$274
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$725
$886
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
60
98
😀 Quality of life
53
70
🏙️ Population
9.4M
12.3M

The cost of living in Ningbo is 8% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 6849th and 7163rd ($708 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 95th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Ningbo compared to 1.4 months in Wuhan. Ranked 48th vs 12th best cities to live in China, and 6084th vs 2475th 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
$3.44
$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.76
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.63
 Cappuccino
$3.39
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$752
$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$463
$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.7
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.7
$63.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.8
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.19%
4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5147
$3716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3264
$2008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$3.57
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.32
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.23
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.06
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.6
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.1
$6.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.6
$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.8
$71.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.3
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$595
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12465
$8658

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NingboWuhan

Cost of living

$349

$907

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$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
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$619
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$651
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$660
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$638
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$600
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$679
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$635
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$645
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$600
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$615
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$630
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$591
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$589
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$584
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$619
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$613
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$569
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$621
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$655
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$577
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$596
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$637
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$591
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$588
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$549
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$576
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$591
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$577
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$558
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$556
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$664
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$533
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$600
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$604
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$506
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$555
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$637
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$561
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$602
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$586