Ningbo vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ningbo Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$677
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1957
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$261
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$557
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$278
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.6
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$828
$627
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
61
78
😀 Quality of life
56
67
🏙️ Population
9.4M
12.6M

The cost of living in Ningbo is 34% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6976th and 8471st ($677 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 122nd and 532nd in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Ningbo compared to 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Ranked 36th vs 29th best cities to live in China, and 5865th vs 3944th 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
$3.95
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.79
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$0.76
 Cappuccino
$3.61
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$599
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$456
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.6
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.5
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.19%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5184
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3305
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.1
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.47
$3.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.23
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.26
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.7
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.25
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.99
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.45
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.8
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.11
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.6
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$43
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.5
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$544
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9922
$4818

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$690
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$755
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$719
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$831
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1190
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1074
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$725
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$735
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$771
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$699
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$731
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$811
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$731
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$763
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$687
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$741
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$787
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$682
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$707
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$707
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$651
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$744
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$688
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$720
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$694
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$713
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$675
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$644
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$789
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$682
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$625
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$625
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$713
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$679
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$645
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$524

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617