Cost of Living & Income: Nanjing vs Tucson

ℹ️ About the data: the figures for Nanjing and Tucson are averages compiled from millions of user-contributed income and living-cost entries worldwide over the last 12 months (updated July 2026), converted to Chinese yuan (CNY, ¥). Green 🟢 marks a higher income or a lower price. Source: NUMBEO, which is widely cited by international media; the Seapoe team compiled, translated and processed the data.

Income comparison

MetricNanjingTucsonNanjing vs Tucson
💰 Average monthly net salary¥9,594¥28,280Tucson earns 2.9× the salary in Nanjing

Daily expenses

MetricNanjingTucsonNanjing vs Tucson
🍜 Meal, inexpensive restaurant¥25¥132Tucson costs 5.26× the price in Nanjing
🍝 Meal for two, mid-range restaurant (3 courses)¥150¥540Tucson costs 3.60× the price in Nanjing
🍔 McMeal at McDonald's (or equivalent)¥35¥88Tucson costs 2.51× the price in Nanjing
💧 Utilities, 85 m² apartment (monthly)¥366.0¥1,400.2Tucson costs 3.83× the price in Nanjing
💻 Broadband internet, 60 Mbps+ (monthly)¥48.0¥500.1Tucson costs 10.42× the price in Nanjing
📱 Mobile plan, calls + 10 GB+ data (monthly)¥51.5¥405.0Tucson costs 7.86× the price in Nanjing
💪 Gym membership (monthly)¥191.7¥250.0Tucson costs 1.30× the price in Nanjing
🎬 Cinema ticket, international release¥40.0¥87.8Tucson costs 2.19× the price in Nanjing
⛽ Petrol (1 litre)¥8.7¥7.1Nanjing costs 1.21× the price in Tucson

Supermarket prices

MetricNanjingTucsonNanjing vs Tucson
🥩 Beef round (1 kg)¥59.5¥115.2Tucson costs 1.94× the price in Nanjing
🥚 Eggs (12)¥8.9¥31.5Tucson costs 3.52× the price in Nanjing
🥛 Milk (1 litre)¥14.3¥6.8Nanjing costs 2.08× the price in Tucson
🍞 Bread (500 g)¥14.2¥23.7Tucson costs 1.67× the price in Nanjing
🍏 Apples (1 kg)¥14.1¥28.8Tucson costs 2.05× the price in Nanjing
🥔 Potatoes (1 kg)¥5.9¥16.3Tucson costs 2.78× the price in Nanjing
🍅 Tomatoes (1 kg)¥7.3¥28.3Tucson costs 3.88× the price in Nanjing
🍺 Domestic beer (500 ml)¥6.4¥16.7Tucson costs 2.60× the price in Nanjing
🍷 Wine, mid-range bottle¥90.0¥91.1Tucson costs 1.01× the price in Nanjing

Rent & property prices

MetricNanjingTucsonNanjing vs Tucson
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥3,678¥9,519Tucson costs 2.59× the price in Nanjing
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥1,988¥7,107Tucson costs 3.58× the price in Nanjing
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥7,637¥14,777Tucson costs 1.93× the price in Nanjing
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥3,774¥11,341Tucson costs 3.01× the price in Nanjing
🏡 Apartment price per m², city centre¥34,464¥23,609Nanjing costs 1.46× the price in Tucson
🏡 Apartment price per m², outside centre¥20,982¥17,315Nanjing costs 1.21× the price in Tucson