Ningbo vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ningbo	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$708	$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2004	$2539
🏠 One person rent	$301	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$591	$671
🍽️ Food expenses	$274	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.5	$90.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$725	$1637
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	60	27
😀 Quality of life	53	59
🏙️ Population	9.4M	687K

The cost of living in Ningbo is 36% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 6849th and 4828th ($708 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 120th in China and Spain, respectively. Check China vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Ningbo compared to 1.5 months in Zaragoza. Ningbo ranked 48th best city to live in China vs Zaragoza ranked 99th in Spain, while ranked 6084th and 5447th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ningbo vs Zaragoza

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	Ningbo	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.44	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.9	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.76	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$752	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$463	$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.7	$56.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.7	$86.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.8	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.19%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5147	$4315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3264	$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.3	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.32	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.23	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.88	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.06	$5.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.6	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.1	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.6	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.8	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.3	$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$595	$474
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12465	$7261

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Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$590
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$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

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1071
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1241
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1235
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1422
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$983
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1275
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1217
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1296
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1369
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1131
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1453
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1461
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1084
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1477
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1150
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1438
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1562
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1365
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1592
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1089
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1220
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1361
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1261
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1393
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1107
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1522
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1455
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1431
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1567
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1454
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1385
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387