Ningbo vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ningbo	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$713	$3469
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1985	$7890
🏠 One person rent	$302	$2370
🏘️ Family rent	$533	$4148
🍽️ Food expenses	$277	$726
🚐 Transport expenses	$72	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$768	$5254
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	60	86
😀 Quality of life	57	93
🏙️ Population	9.4M	1.39M

The cost of living in Ningbo is 79% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 7025th and 43rd ($713 vs $3469) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 33rd 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 1.1 months in Ningbo compared to 1.5 months in San Diego. Ningbo ranked 49th best city to live in China vs San Diego ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 6133rd and 97th 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	$4.21	$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.3	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.32	$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$8.63
☕ Cappuccino	$3.65	$6.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$2499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$231	$2053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$632	$4569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$425	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.9	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.65	$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.61%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5268	$9580
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3300	$7151
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.9	$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.29	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$3.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$4.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.45	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.88	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$14.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$9.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$5.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.9	$63.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.69	$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.62	$30.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.3	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.9	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$598	$1745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15234	$28967

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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

Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3195
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3013
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2932
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2972
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2943
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2996
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2988
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1210
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2887
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2922
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3066
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1063
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1055
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3215
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2931
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3252
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2930
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3274
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2873
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2967
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3049
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2994
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2715
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3057
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2776
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3490
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3075
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2626
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$903
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2671
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3585
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3037
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$3014
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3450
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2539
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2742
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2691
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2782