El Paso vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	El Paso	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1796	$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4088	$1956
🏠 One person rent	$1008	$249
🏘️ Family rent	$1727	$431
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$266
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.9	$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3260	$1198
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	34	53
😀 Quality of life	85	73
🏙️ Population	679K	9.4M

The cost of living in El Paso is 172% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 2822nd and 7558th ($1796 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1955th and 114th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in El Paso compared to 1.8 months in Ningbo. El Paso ranked 145th best city to live in the United States vs Ningbo ranked 13th in China, while ranked 437th and 2343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in El Paso vs Ningbo

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	El Paso	Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.6	$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.5	$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6	$1.25
☕ Cappuccino	$6.19	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.32	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1021	$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$796	$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1705	$614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1458	$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98	$31
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.6	$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.14%	3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1769	$4619
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1792	$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$4.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.29	$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.37	$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.97	$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$7.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.1	$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.8	$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$577	$803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6901	$15801

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Cities near El Paso

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1066
24 km or 15 mi	Socorro	$1850
68 km or 42 mi	Las Cruces	$1665
136 km or 85 mi	Alamogordo	$1747
202 km or 125 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$910
224 km or 139 mi	Carlsbad	$1844
258 km or 160 mi	Roswell	$1938
294 km or 183 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
332 km or 206 mi	Hobbs	$1920
349 km or 217 mi	Chihuahua	$1053
359 km or 223 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
374 km or 232 mi	Albuquerque	$2029
375 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Cuauhtemoc	$1095
387 km or 240 mi	Rio Rancho	$2089
390 km or 242 mi	Odessa	$2196
408 km or 254 mi	Delicias	$990
415 km or 258 mi	Midland	$2025
422 km or 262 mi	Tucson	$1933
424 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$2153
425 km or 264 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
425 km or 264 mi	Clovis	$1776
425 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$771
429 km or 267 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
431 km or 268 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
437 km or 272 mi	Santa Fe	$2212
442 km or 275 mi	Marana	$2089
467 km or 290 mi	Gallup	$2212
473 km or 294 mi	Espanola	$2237
476 km or 296 mi	Lubbock	$1878
476 km or 296 mi	Big Spring	$1993
481 km or 299 mi	Florence	$2454
508 km or 316 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
509 km or 317 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
511 km or 317 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
521 km or 323 mi	Plainview	$1972
522 km or 324 mi	Hermosillo	$1097
522 km or 324 mi	Taos	$2417
527 km or 328 mi	Gilbert	$2378
530 km or 330 mi	Chandler	$2367
532 km or 330 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373

Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$571
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$670
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$677
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$596
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$899
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1147
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$1030
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$696
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$687
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$726
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$680
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$708
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$798
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$611
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$678
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$725
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$686
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$686
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$774
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$643
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$663
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$667
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$652
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$581
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$717
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$658
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$661
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$657
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$636
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$645
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$628
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$684
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$651
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$659
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$623
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$627
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$646
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$664
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$644
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$538