Dortmund vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1523
$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3916
$2067
🏠 One person rent
$736
$311
🏘️ Family rent
$1527
$607
🍽️ Food expenses
$492
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$74
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3396
$758
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
93
61
😀 Quality of life
78
53
🏙️ Population
593K
9.4M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 108% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 3604th and 6747th ($1523 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 376th and 63rd 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 months in Ningbo. Dortmund ranked 57th best city to live in Germany vs Ningbo ranked 45th in China, while ranked 692nd and 6048th 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
$14.2
$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.9
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.09
$1.44
 Cappuccino
$3.55
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.94
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$664
$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1250
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1220
$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$257
$58.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.6
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2991
$5300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2357
$3372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.8
$16.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.6
$4.42
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.05
$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.72
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.07
$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.71
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.7
$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.3
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$114
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$132
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$409
$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12215
$12898

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1424
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1449
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1376
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1378
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1472
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1466
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1432
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1458
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1451
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1541
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1431
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1458
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1465
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1184
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1399
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1470
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1386
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1451
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1346
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1488
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1477
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1469
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1439
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1525
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1480
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1472
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1518
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1206
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1465
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1452

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$612
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$742
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$702
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$585
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$843
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1136
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1028
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$708
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$712
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$749
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$706
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$706
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$731
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$718
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$738
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$719
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$776
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$661
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$702
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$698
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$620
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$719
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$685
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$703
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$690
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$729
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$674
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$633
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$771
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$674
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$630
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$629
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$694
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$676
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$651
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538