Dresden vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1406
$677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3498
$1957
🏠 One person rent
$696
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$1355
$557
🍽️ Food expenses
$446
$278
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2906
$828
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
65
61
😀 Quality of life
88
56
🏙️ Population
555K
9.4M

The cost of living in Dresden is 108% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 3786th and 6976th ($1406 vs $677) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 426th and 122nd in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 1.2 months in Ningbo. Dresden ranked 31st best city to live in Germany vs Ningbo ranked 36th in China, while ranked 190th and 5865th 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
$11.6
$3.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.2
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.32
$1.39
 Cappuccino
$3.3
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$955
$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$5184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4133
$3305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.25
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$16.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$4.47
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.52
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$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
$2.28
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.89
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$8.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$544
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10601
$9922

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1347
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1351
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1329
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1344
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1296
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1165
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1269
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1027
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1230
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1102
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$918
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1344
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1293
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1384
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1130
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1134
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1038
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1127
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1166
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1348
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1269
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1271
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1311
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1096
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1310
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1288
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1253
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$961
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1046
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1322
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1371
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1069
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1188
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$969
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1303

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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