Dresden vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1448
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3599
$1956
🏠 One person rent
$637
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$517
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3219
$1198
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
65
53
😀 Quality of life
92
73
🏙️ Population
566K
9.4M

The cost of living in Dresden is 119% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 4158th and 7558th ($1448 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 592nd and 114th 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 Dresden compared to 1.8 months in Ningbo. Dresden ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Ningbo ranked 13th in China, while ranked 96th and 2343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Ningbo

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Dresden Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.5
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.7
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.44
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$4.13
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.84
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$652
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1203
$614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$764
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$31
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5147
$4619
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2772
$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.96
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$4.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.96
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$7.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.6
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15933
$15801

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1412
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1410
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1417
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1424
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1430
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1316
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1445
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1216
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1440
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1141
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1503
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1517
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1461
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1470
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1094
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1530
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1276
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1332
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1174
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1464
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1419
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1438
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1505
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1482
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1460
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1299
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1467
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1332
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1363
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1131
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1174
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1579
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1659
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1244
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1402
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1112
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1195
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1218
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1551

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$571
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$670
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$677
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$899
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1147
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1030
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$696
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$687
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$726
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$680
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$708
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$798
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$611
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$678
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$725
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$686
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$774
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$643
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$663
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$667
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$581
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$717
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$658
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$661
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$657
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$636
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$645
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$628
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$684
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$651
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$659
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$623
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$627
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$646
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$664
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$644
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538