Ningbo vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ningbo	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$733	$3346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2067	$7719
🏠 One person rent	$311	$2248
🏘️ Family rent	$607	$4052
🍽️ Food expenses	$281	$722
🚐 Transport expenses	$74	$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$758	$5772
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	61	87
😀 Quality of life	53	92
🏙️ Population	9.4M	1.39M

The cost of living in Ningbo is 78% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 6747th and 45th ($733 vs $3346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 63rd and 36th in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Ningbo compared to 1.7 months in San Diego. Ningbo ranked 45th best city to live in China vs San Diego ranked 12th in the United States, while ranked 6048th and 75th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ningbo vs San Diego

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	Ningbo	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.98	$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.4	$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.56	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$5.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$2399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$233	$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$783	$4351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$472	$3534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.8	$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.3	$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.5	$69.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.73%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5300	$9294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3372	$7063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.2	$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.42	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.41	$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.54	$4.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$3.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.42	$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.37	$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$10.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.22	$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.75	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.3	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.1	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$616	$1752
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12898	$21468

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Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$612
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$742
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$702
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$585
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$843
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1136
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$1028
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$708
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$712
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$749
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$706
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$706
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$1020
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$731
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$718
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$738
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$686
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$719
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$776
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$661
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$702
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$698
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$620
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$719
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$685
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$703
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$690
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$729
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$674
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$633
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$771
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$665
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$674
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$630
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$629
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$694
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$676
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$651
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$538

Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$2973
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2877
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2783
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2893
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2775
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2786
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2821
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2936
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1050
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2799
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2765
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2853
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$922
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$922
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2795
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2718
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$2997
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2783
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$2926
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2767
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2579
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2886
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3006
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2828
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2650
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2842
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2717
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3001
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2928
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2587
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$912
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2654
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3444
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3035
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2950
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3330
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3047
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2789
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2595
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2647