Berlin vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$708
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$2004
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$591
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$274
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$725
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	60
😀 Quality of life	95	53
🏙️ Population	3.78M	9.4M

The cost of living in Berlin is 186% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 1762nd and 6849th ($2027 vs $708) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 51st in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 1 months in Ningbo. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Ningbo ranked 48th in China, while ranked 21st and 6084th 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	$14.6	$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$463
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$5147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$3264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$9.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$7.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$62.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$12465

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1707
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1782
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1770
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1714
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1763
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1724
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1691
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1796
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1695
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1711
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1714
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1632
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1663
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1686
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1723
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1690
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1534
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1644
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1442
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1437
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1319
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1241
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1315
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1332
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1350
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1421
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1395
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1310
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1282
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1108
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1346
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1022
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373

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