Jacksonville vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Jacksonville	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2192	$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5144	$1956
🏠 One person rent	$1279	$249
🏘️ Family rent	$2197	$431
🍽️ Food expenses	$648	$266
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3945	$1198
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	56	53
😀 Quality of life	87	73
🏙️ Population	950K	9.4M

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 232% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 1499th and 7558th ($2192 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1231st 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 Jacksonville compared to 1.8 months in Ningbo. Jacksonville ranked 101st best city to live in the United States vs Ningbo ranked 13th in China, while ranked 325th and 2343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Jacksonville	Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$97.1	$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.08	$1.25
☕ Cappuccino	$5.41	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1458	$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1004	$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2511	$614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1805	$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$31
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.16%	3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2350	$4619
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2047	$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.1	$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$4.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.08	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.61	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.44	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.85	$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.92	$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.94	$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5	$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.4	$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$7.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.5	$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1309	$803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11918	$15801

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2202
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2195
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2201
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2168
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2163
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2321
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2172
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2278
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1991
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2288
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2321
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2300
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2348
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2260
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2323
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2325
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1515
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2121
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2313
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2345
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2362
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2372
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2401
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2401
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2363
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2480
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2401
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2378
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2352
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2404
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2643
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2243
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2053
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2318
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2599
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2617
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2282
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2313
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2158
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1863

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