Berlin vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2371
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5321
$1956
🏠 One person rent
$1330
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$2289
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$319
$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3423
$1198
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
100
53
😀 Quality of life
94
73
🏙️ Population
3.78M
9.4M

The cost of living in Berlin is 259% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 1150th and 7558th ($2371 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 114th in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Berlin compared to 1.8 months in Ningbo. Berlin ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Ningbo ranked 13th in China, while ranked 45th and 2343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Ningbo

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Berlin Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.6
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.4
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.26
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$4.65
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.71
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1383
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1009
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2475
$614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1800
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$31
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$307
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8891
$4619
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6112
$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.59
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.4
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$4.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.2
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.26
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.44
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.65
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.4
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$7.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.6
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.6
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12679
$15801

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1930
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1960
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1941
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1902
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1979
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1908
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1878
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1921
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1895
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1840
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1920
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1903
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1827
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1854
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1863
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1848
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1682
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1870
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1482
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1517
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1558
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1460
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1332
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1459
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1462
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1459
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1482
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1551
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1461
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1505
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1434
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1448
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1419
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1443
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1190
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1416
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$1080
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1551
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1470

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