Dortmund vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1637
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4119
$1938
🏠 One person rent
$750
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$1294
$462
🍽️ Food expenses
$579
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3601
$892
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
94
53
😀 Quality of life
95
71
🏙️ Population
595K
9.4M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 144% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 3504th and 7431st ($1637 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 330th and 80th in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dortmund compared to 1.3 months in Ningbo. Dortmund ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Ningbo ranked 26th in China, while ranked 33rd and 3738th 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
$17.3
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.3
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$738
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1337
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1001
$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.9
$7.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3201
$4479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2354
$2802
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.4
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.57
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.04
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.2
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.9
$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.9
$66.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$428
$693
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29493
$15051

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1515
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1576
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1614
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1622
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1566
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1579
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1559
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1570
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1572
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1587
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1593
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1586
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1249
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1531
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1573
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1512
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1570
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1564
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1445
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1598
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1572
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1619
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1586
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1561
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1575
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1549
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1570
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1486
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1579
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1579

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$584
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$680
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$594
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$860
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1126
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1002
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$667
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$643
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$669
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$782
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$598
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$644
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$683
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$697
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$763
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$620
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$684
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$652
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$557
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$705
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$650
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$644
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$652
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$623
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$636
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$617
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$665
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$646
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$604
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$611
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$628
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$647
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$626
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$525