Ningbo vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ningbo Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$708
$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2004
$1559
🏠 One person rent
$301
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$591
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$274
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$725
$680
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
60
78
😀 Quality of life
53
66
🏙️ Population
9.4M
12.6M

The cost of living in Ningbo is 38% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6849th and 8544th ($708 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 499th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Ningbo compared to 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Ranked 48th vs 33rd best cities to live in China, and 6084th vs 3982nd 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
$3.44
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.76
$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$752
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$463
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.7
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.7
$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.8
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.19%
4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5147
$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3264
$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.32
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.23
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.06
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.6
$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.1
$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.6
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.8
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.3
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$595
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12465
$19343

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$590
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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
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$519
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$528
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$538
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$547
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$545
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$575
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$479
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$529
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$552
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$504
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$551
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$509
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$571
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$586
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$505
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$538
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$520
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$787
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$547
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$505
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$591
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$625
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$591
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$573
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$588
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$580
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$578
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$571
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$800
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$726
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1385
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$577
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$736
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$637
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$610
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$632
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$587
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$564
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$591