Ningbo vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Ningbo	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$677	$3427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1957	$7903
🏠 One person rent	$261	$2366
🏘️ Family rent	$557	$4375
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$686
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.6	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$828	$5439
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	61	87
😀 Quality of life	56	91
🏙️ Population	9.4M	1.39M

The cost of living in Ningbo is 80% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 6976th and 26th ($677 vs $3427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 122nd and 23rd 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 1.2 months in Ningbo compared to 1.6 months in San Diego. Ningbo ranked 36th best city to live in China vs San Diego ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 5865th and 107th 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	$3.95	$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$85.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.79	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$8.8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$2498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$197	$2064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$599	$4740
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$456	$3919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.9	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.6	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.5	$73.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.19%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5184	$11408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3305	$8035
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.1	$71.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.47	$22.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.23	$3.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.6	$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$4.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.7	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.25	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$16.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.99	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.45	$4.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.8	$79.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.11	$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$129
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.6	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.5	$95.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$544	$1701
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9922	$18429

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Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$690
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$755
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$719
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$596
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$831
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1190
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$1074
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$725
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$735
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$771
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$699
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$731
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$1020
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$811
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$731
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$763
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$687
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$741
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$787
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$682
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$707
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$707
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$678
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$651
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$744
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$688
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$720
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$694
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$713
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$675
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$644
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$789
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$665
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$682
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$625
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$625
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$713
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$679
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$645
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$524

Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3051
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2907
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2844
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2969
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2868
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2867
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2910
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1184
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2784
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2879
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1032
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1029
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2884
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2722
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3046
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2732
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3094
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2709
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2597
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$3070
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3155
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2751
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2684
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2681
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2803
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$2461
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2755
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2637
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$1027
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2730
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3513
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$2957
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2960
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3180
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2944
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2879
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2609
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2606