Berlin vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2013
$677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4765
$1957
🏠 One person rent
$1134
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$2203
$557
🍽️ Food expenses
$489
$278
🚐 Transport expenses
$266
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3496
$828
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
100
61
😀 Quality of life
95
56
🏙️ Population
3.68M
9.4M

The cost of living in Berlin is 197% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 1759th and 6976th ($2013 vs $677) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 122nd in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Berlin compared to 1.2 months in Ningbo. Berlin ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Ningbo ranked 36th in China, while ranked 19th and 5865th 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
$12.4
$3.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.5
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.77
$1.39
 Cappuccino
$3.86
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.02
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1192
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$858
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2460
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1755
$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.7
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9186
$5184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6527
$3305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.8
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.2
$16.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.2
$4.47
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.84
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.14
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.88
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.75
$2.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.8
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$8.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.6
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$228
$544
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9556
$9922

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1671
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1729
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1715
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1656
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1735
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1601
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1629
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1701
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1673
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1581
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1695
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1689
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1622
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1607
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1618
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1656
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1628
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1536
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1677
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1258
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1372
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1443
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1280
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1288
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1298
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1263
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1253
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1271
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1379
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1384
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1370
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1264
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1295
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1348
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1297
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1196
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1249
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$848
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1303
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$690
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$755
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$719
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$831
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1190
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1074
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$725
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$735
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$771
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$699
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$731
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$811
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$731
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$763
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$687
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$741
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$787
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$682
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$707
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$707
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$651
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$744
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$688
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$720
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$694
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$713
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$675
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$644
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$789
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$682
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$625
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$625
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$713
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$679
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$645
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$524