Jacksonville vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jacksonville	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5199	$1985
🏠 One person rent	$1338	$302
🏘️ Family rent	$2330	$533
🍽️ Food expenses	$621	$277
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3953	$768
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	56	60
😀 Quality of life	89	57
🏙️ Population	950K	9.4M

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 212% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 1415th and 7025th ($2222 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1218th and 46th 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 1.1 months in Ningbo. Jacksonville ranked 88th best city to live in the United States vs Ningbo ranked 49th in China, while ranked 278th and 6133rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jacksonville vs Ningbo

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	Jacksonville	Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.01	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$5.8	$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1437	$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1090	$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2539	$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1973	$425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$57.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.1	$8.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	3.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3110	$5268
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2396	$3300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$4.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.57	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.48	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.69	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.93	$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.86	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.3	$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$6.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$109	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.6	$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1315	$598
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11123	$15234

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2193
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2192
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2104
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2107
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2161
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2335
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2099
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2190
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1919
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2160
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2282
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2247
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2358
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2294
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2335
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1482
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2152
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2255
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2304
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2336
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2321
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2358
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2351
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2320
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2378
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2357
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2344
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2317
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2433
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2473
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2220
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2057
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2290
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2664
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2579
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2254
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2265
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2128
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1806

Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$576
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$740
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$666
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$597
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$826
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1128
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$1003
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$672
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$677
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$696
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$631
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$673
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$771
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$586
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$632
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$696
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$679
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$696
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$753
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$612
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$674
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$642
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$547
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$700
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$634
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$637
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$639
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$601
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$621
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$604
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$659
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$622
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$630
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$597
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$597
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$620
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$634
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$618
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$531