Ningbo vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ningbo	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$671	$1930
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1938	$4538
🏠 One person rent	$264	$1129
🏘️ Family rent	$462	$1921
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.2	$86.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$892	$3744
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	53	33
😀 Quality of life	71	84
🏙️ Population	9.4M	543K

The cost of living in Ningbo is 65% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 7431st and 2278th ($671 vs $1930) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 80th and 1724th 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 1.3 months in Ningbo compared to 1.9 months in Tucson. Ningbo ranked 26th best city to live in China vs Tucson ranked 164th in the United States, while ranked 3738th and 490th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ningbo vs Tucson

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	Ningbo	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.57	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.8	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.34	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$6.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.42	$5.24
🥤 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	$341	$1140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$196	$876
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$599	$1996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$357	$1560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.7	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.55	$64.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.43%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4479	$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2802	$2502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.4	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.35	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.84	$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.5	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.32	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.6	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.6	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$92.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.73	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.3	$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$693	$1109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15051	$15659

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Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$584
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$680
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$594
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$860
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1126
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$1002
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$667
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$677
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$696
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$643
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$669
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$782
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$598
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$644
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$701
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$683
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$697
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$763
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$620
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$684
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$652
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$667
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$557
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$705
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$650
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$644
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$652
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$623
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$636
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$617
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$665
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$636
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$646
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$604
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$611
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$628
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$647
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$626
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$525

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2089
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2110
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$776
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2444
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2227
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2396
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2381
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2298
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2435
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2471
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2357
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2359
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2338
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1961
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2345
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2324
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2312
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$890
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2353
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2317
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2316
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$1087
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$896
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1764
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$978
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1919
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2798
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$1993
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2190