Ningbo vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ningbo	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$708	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2004	$2412
🏠 One person rent	$301	$449
🏘️ Family rent	$591	$742
🍽️ Food expenses	$274	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.5	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$725	$925
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	60	49
😀 Quality of life	53	59
🏙️ Population	9.4M	1.48M

The cost of living in Ningbo is 31% less expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 6849th and 5351st ($708 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 14th in China and Mexico, respectively. Check China vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Ningbo compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Ningbo ranked 48th best city to live in China vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 6084th and 5375th 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	$3.44	$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.9	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.76	$8.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$752	$978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$463	$553
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.7	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.7	$78.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.8	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.19%	11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5147	$5058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3264	$452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.3	$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.32	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.23	$9.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.88	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.06	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.6	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.1	$4.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.6	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.8	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.3	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$595	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12465	$5821

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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 Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1017
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$778
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$773
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$906
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$634
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$587
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$684
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1162
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$804
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$673
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$768
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$744
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$813
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$753
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$667
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$977
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$853
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$634
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$725
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$677
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$693
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$717
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$638
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$760
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$983
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$781
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$846
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$662
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$856
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1214
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$696