Ningbo vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ningbo	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$708	$3428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2004	$7974
🏠 One person rent	$301	$2311
🏘️ Family rent	$591	$4175
🍽️ Food expenses	$274	$743
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.5	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$725	$5531
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	60	87
😀 Quality of life	53	91
🏙️ Population	9.4M	1.39M

The cost of living in Ningbo is 79% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 6849th and 36th ($708 vs $3428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 32nd 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 1.6 months in San Diego. Ningbo ranked 48th best city to live in China vs San Diego ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 6084th and 95th 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	$3.44	$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.9	$83.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.76	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$6.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$2.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$1978
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$752	$4583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$463	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.7	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.7	$269
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.8	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.19%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5147	$9086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3264	$7072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$72.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.3	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.32	$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$4.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.23	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.88	$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.06	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$13.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$5.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.6	$75
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.1	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$130
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.6	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.8	$59.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.3	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$595	$1785
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12465	$28706

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Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$590
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$716
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$573
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$805
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1097
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$984
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$677
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$671
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$700
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$670
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$665
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$868
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$587
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$645
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$701
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$670
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$682
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$726
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$631
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$695
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$650
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$602
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$681
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$657
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$642
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$654
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$702
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$643
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$616
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$672
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$636
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$644
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$607
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$603
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$642
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$643
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$621
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$522

Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3065
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2962
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2916
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2964
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3043
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1047
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2898
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2930
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3124
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$912
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3279
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2917
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2834
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3199
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2637
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2945
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3109
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2936
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2732
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2763
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2578
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$880
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2764
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2682
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2759