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China

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Fort Wayne vs. Ningbo Cost of Living Summary

Fort Wayne is 2.7 times more expensive than Ningbo.

Restaurants: pay 4.9 times more in Fort Wayne
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Fort Wayne
Transportation: pay 92.2% more in Fort Wayne
Housing: pay 4.9 times more in Fort Wayne
Childcare: pay 45.0% more in Fort Wayne
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Fort Wayne
Clothing: pay 33.1% more in Fort Wayne

The cost of restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and childcare in Fort Wayne are more expensive than in Ningbo. Notably, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Fort Wayne.

Fort Wayne vs. Ningbo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Fort Wayne instead of Ningbo, you would:

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pay 4.9 times more for restaurants

	Ningbo	Fort Wayne
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.50 CN¥23.73	$16.00	+356.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.21 CN¥28.47	$10.00	+137.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.43 CN¥2.92	$2.33	+441.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.08	$2.23	+625.5%
Average			+390.4%

Ningbo vs. Fort Wayne - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Ningbo	Fort Wayne
Bread 1 loaf	$2.46 CN¥16.67	$2.99	+21.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.76 CN¥59.32	$8.45	-3.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.56 CN¥51.20	$3.03	-60.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.90 CN¥12.84	$3.40	+79.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.74 CN¥11.80	$4.35	+149.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 CN¥4.74	$2.46	+251.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 CN¥4.30	$0.56	-12.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 CN¥4.82	$1.58	+121.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 CN¥3.34	$2.32	+371.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 CN¥2.07	$0.97	+218.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.37 CN¥2.53	$1.37	+267.4%
Average			+127.7%

Ningbo vs. Fort Wayne - Cost of groceries

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pay 92.2% more for transportation

	Ningbo	Fort Wayne
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.43 CN¥30.01	$3.19	-28.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$32.50
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,029.61 CN¥142K	$31,965.00	+52.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.37 CN¥29.61	$15.43	+252.7%
Average			+92.2%

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pay 4.9 times more for housing

	Ningbo	Fort Wayne
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.01 CN¥47.45	$70.62	+907.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$382.04 CN¥2,586.24	$1,233.33	+222.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$259.37 CN¥1,755.80	$1,016.67	+292.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$50.27 CN¥340.30	$110.66	+120.1%
Average			+385.6%

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pay 45.0% more for childcare

	Ningbo	Fort Wayne
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$599.73 CN¥4,059.95	$955.56	+59.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,304.88 CN¥104K	$20,000.00	+30.7%
Average			+45.0%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Ningbo	Fort Wayne
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.98 CN¥6.64	$4.25	+333.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 CN¥23.09	$4.47	+30.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥28.47	$8.26	+96.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.91 CN¥148.29	$50.00	+128.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.01 CN¥47.45	$12.00	+71.2%
Average			+132.0%

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pay 33.1% more for clothing

	Ningbo	Fort Wayne
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.46 CN¥294.21	$51.00	+17.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.41 CN¥199.12	$37.00	+25.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.06 CN¥474.30	$91.67	+30.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$63.05 CN¥426.85	$100.00	+58.6%
Average			+33.1%

Ningbo vs. Fort Wayne - Cost of clothing

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