Ningbo vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ningbo	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$671	$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1938	$2964
🏠 One person rent	$264	$605
🏘️ Family rent	$462	$988
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$436
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.2	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$892	$970
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	53	47
😀 Quality of life	71	63
🏙️ Population	9.4M	1.26M

The cost of living in Ningbo is 48% less expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 7431st and 4609th ($671 vs $1280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 80th and 11th in China and Mexico, respectively. Check China vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Ningbo compared to 0.8 months in Zapopan. Ningbo ranked 26th best city to live in China vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 3738th and 5628th 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	$3.57	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.8	$44.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.34	$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$2.5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.42	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$767
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$196	$417
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$599	$1247
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$357	$721
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.7	$82.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.55	$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.43%	11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4479	$6090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2802	$584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.4	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.35	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.84	$2.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$2.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.5	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.32	$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$6.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.6	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.6	$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.73	$9.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.3	$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$693	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15051	$6389

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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 Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1241
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$784
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$990
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$925
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$983
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1157
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1007
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$806
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$999
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$746
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$885
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1417
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$1023
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$899
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$914
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$920
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$956
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$946
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$910
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$1202
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$817
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$950
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$952
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$664
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$894
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$926
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$803
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1469
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$866
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1028
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$1241
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$913
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$1044
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1041
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$971
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$747
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$914
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1102
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$986