Ningbo vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ningbo	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$660	$1349
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1956	$3115
🏠 One person rent	$249	$665
🏘️ Family rent	$431	$1113
🍽️ Food expenses	$266	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.7	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1198	$975
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	53	47
😀 Quality of life	73	64
🏙️ Population	9.4M	1.26M

The cost of living in Ningbo is 51% less expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 7558th and 4430th ($660 vs $1349) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 114th and 9th in China and Mexico, respectively. Check China vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Ningbo compared to 0.7 months in Zapopan. Ningbo ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 2343rd and 5342nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ningbo vs Zapopan

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	Ningbo	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.03	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.6	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.46	$9.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$2.61
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$345	$841
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$177	$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$614	$1437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$316	$831
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31	$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.5	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.72	$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.12%	11.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4619	$6066
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2635	$674
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.7	$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.45	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.57	$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.64	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.14	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.43	$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.24	$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.2	$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.82	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.9	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$10.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.8	$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.7	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$803	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15801	$6434

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Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$571
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$670
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$677
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$596
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$899
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1147
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$1030
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$696
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$687
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$726
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$680
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$708
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$798
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$611
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$678
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$725
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$686
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$686
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$774
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$643
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$663
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$667
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$652
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$581
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$717
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$658
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$661
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$657
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$636
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$645
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$628
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$684
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$651
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$659
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$623
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$627
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$646
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$664
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$644
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$538

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1222
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$775
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$993
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$937
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$984
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1161
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1008
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$814
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$969
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$760
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$869
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1420
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$1005
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$895
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$941
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$932
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$959
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$968
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$920
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$1211
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$874
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$962
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$961
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$660
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$905
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$935
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$817
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$864
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1124
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$1255
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$902
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$1069
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$764
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$909
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1085
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$994