Ningbo vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ningbo Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$733
$692
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2067
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$311
$288
🏘️ Family rent
$607
$502
🍽️ Food expenses
$281
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$74
$91
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$758
$930
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
61
98
😀 Quality of life
53
70
🏙️ Population
9.4M
12.3M

The cost of living in Ningbo is 6% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 6747th and 6979th ($733 vs $692) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 63rd and 100th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Ningbo compared to 1.3 months in Wuhan. Ranked 45th vs 12th best cities to live in China, and 6048th vs 2526th 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
$3.98
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$3.38
$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$233
$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$783
$716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$472
$352
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.3
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.5
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.73%
4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5300
$3874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3372
$2284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.2
$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.42
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.41
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.88
$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.42
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.37
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.13
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.6
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$6.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.75
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.3
$74.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$616
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12898
$9062

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$646
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$681
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$705
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$674
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$626
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$714
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$663
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$676
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$610
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$647
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$659
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$614
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$612
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$606
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$647
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$646
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$592
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$650
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$599
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$623
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$670
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$605
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$612
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$566
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$636
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$614
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$599
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$575
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$573
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$706
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$552
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$658
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$622
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$521
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$642
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$659
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$580
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$619
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$611