Jacksonville vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: July 09, 2025

	Jacksonville	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2270	$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5306	$1983
🏠 One person rent	$1376	$300
🏘️ Family rent	$2402	$521
🍽️ Food expenses	$610	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$72.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4038	$734
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	56	60
😀 Quality of life	88	54
🏙️ Population	950K	9.4M

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 218% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 1298th and 7041st ($2270 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1119th and 48th 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 months in Ningbo. Jacksonville ranked 80th best city to live in the United States vs Ningbo ranked 53rd in China, while ranked 267th and 6142nd 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	$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.8	$25.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.99	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$5.45	$3.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1486	$347
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1129	$230
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2726	$642
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2027	$408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$58
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.3	$8.71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3133	$5232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2406	$3285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.6	$16.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$4.28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.97	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.92	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$4.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.66	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.95	$3.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.1	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.03	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.85	$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.2	$24
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$7.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.9	$4.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.7	$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.1	$63.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1316	$598
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11042	$15379

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2201
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2194
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2076
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2074
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2138
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2080
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2008
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2179
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1926
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2116
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2274
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2224
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2364
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2301
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2263
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2321
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1488
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2212
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2248
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2307
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2290
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2321
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2326
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2325
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2310
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2377
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2336
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2318
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2292
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2365
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2495
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2185
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2072
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2277
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2646
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2621
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2237
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2255
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2117
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1801

Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$590
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$738
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$672
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$593
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$823
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1125
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$1003
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$683
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$681
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$706
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$669
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$683
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$831
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$594
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$642
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$701
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$680
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$703
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$740
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$616
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$691
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$655
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$646
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$549
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$690
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$640
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$646
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$650
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$602
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$625
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$612
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$676
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$624
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$635
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$599
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$597
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$647
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$638
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$620
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$527