Ningbo vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ningbo Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$713
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1985
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$302
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$533
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$277
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$72
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$768
$575
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
60
77
😀 Quality of life
57
68
🏙️ Population
9.4M
12.6M

The cost of living in Ningbo is 42% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 7025th and 8651st ($713 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 491st in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Ningbo compared to 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Ranked 49th vs 36th best cities to live in China, and 6133rd vs 4484th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ningbo vs Zhengzhou

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Ningbo Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.21
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.3
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.32
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$632
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$425
$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.9
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.65
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.61%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5268
$2753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3300
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.9
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.29
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.15
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.87
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$2.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.88
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.69
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.62
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.3
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$598
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15234
$19556

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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
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$513
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$518
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$522
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$517
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$478
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$502
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$517
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$523
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$506
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$511
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$510
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$506
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$507
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$503
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$525
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$515
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$572
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$537
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$513
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$544
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$527
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$553
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$551
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$534
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$582
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$484
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$585
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$689
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$807
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$567
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$598
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$580
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$552
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$581
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$543
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$518
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$563