Cologne vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$1957
🏠 One person rent
$967
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$557
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$278
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$828
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
92
61
😀 Quality of life
96
56
🏙️ Population
1.07M
9.4M

The cost of living in Cologne is 159% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 2484th and 6976th ($1752 vs $677) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 122nd in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 1.2 months in Ningbo. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Ningbo ranked 36th in China, while ranked 12th and 5865th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Ningbo

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Cologne Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$3.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$1.39
 Cappuccino
$3.43
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$5184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$3305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$16.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$4.47
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$2.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$8.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$544
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$9922

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Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1520
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1778
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1542
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1468
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1551
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1500
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1490
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1515
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1499
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1547
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1497
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1562
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1512
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1501
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1516
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1498
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1505
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1504
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1462
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1520
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1593
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1501
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1484
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1458
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1276
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1493
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1516
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1489
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1476
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1432
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1478
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1506
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1776

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