Frankfurt vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2102
$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4758
$2067
🏠 One person rent
$1237
$311
🏘️ Family rent
$2068
$607
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$74
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4186
$758
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
87
61
😀 Quality of life
95
53
🏙️ Population
773K
9.4M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 187% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 1589th and 6747th ($2102 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 months in Frankfurt compared to 1 months in Ningbo. Frankfurt ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Ningbo ranked 45th in China, while ranked 36th and 6048th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs Ningbo

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Frankfurt Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.4
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$1.44
 Cappuccino
$4.05
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.96
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1303
$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$942
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2335
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1600
$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$58.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.98%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8020
$5300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5017
$3372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.79
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.3
$16.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.4
$4.42
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.93
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.69
$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.3
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.3
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.7
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$568
$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15030
$12898

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1620
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1773
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1766
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1830
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1763
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1673
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1699
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1801
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1676
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1810
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1739
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1794
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1779
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1759
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1815
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1791
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1778
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1814
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1813
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1731
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1710
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1750
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1724
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1812
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1723
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1724
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1812
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1805
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1760
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1804
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1906
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1770
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1801
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1953
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1812
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1748
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1766
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1795
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1804
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1716

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