Dortmund vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1401
$677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3713
$1957
🏠 One person rent
$648
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$1418
$557
🍽️ Food expenses
$468
$278
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2678
$828
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
93
61
😀 Quality of life
77
56
🏙️ Population
587K
9.4M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 107% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 3822nd and 6976th ($1401 vs $677) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 452nd and 122nd in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dortmund compared to 1.2 months in Ningbo. Dortmund ranked 62nd best city to live in Germany vs Ningbo ranked 36th in China, while ranked 764th and 5865th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dortmund vs Ningbo

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Dortmund Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.7
$3.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.1
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.7
$1.39
 Cappuccino
$3.42
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$389
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1387
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1048
$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.3
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2907
$5184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2292
$3305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.34
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.3
$16.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.8
$4.47
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.2
$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.55
$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.86
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.7
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$8.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$112
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$309
$544
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13929
$9922

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1372
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1391
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1407
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1286
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1388
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1373
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1389
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1403
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1402
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1445
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1410
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1406
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1416
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1322
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1380
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1389
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1378
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1424
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1351
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1423
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1415
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1464
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1401
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1519
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1411
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1375
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1393
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1124
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1387
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1357

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