Munich vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Munich	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2499	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5815	$1938
🏠 One person rent	$1483	$264
🏘️ Family rent	$2594	$462
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$248	$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4507	$892
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	90	53
😀 Quality of life	94	71
🏙️ Population	1.51M	9.4M

The cost of living in Munich is 272% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 889th and 7431st ($2499 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 80th in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Munich compared to 1.3 months in Ningbo. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Ningbo ranked 26th in China, while ranked 38th and 3738th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs Ningbo

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	Munich	Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.3	$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.63	$1.39
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.86	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1499	$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1182	$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2689	$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2147	$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$295	$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$7.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.76%	3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12913	$4479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8949	$2802
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.84	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.4	$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.5	$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.45	$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.71	$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.78	$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.16	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.8	$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.7	$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.5	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$66.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1039	$693
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16629	$15051

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$2008
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1954
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1994
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1967
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1943
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1925
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1918
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1771
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1877
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1806
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1790
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1890
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1827
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1864
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1316
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1853
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1840
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1983
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1881
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1785
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1707
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1877
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1819
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1707
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1766
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1867
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1635
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2117
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1638
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1735
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1904
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1726
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1696
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1724
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1759
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1698
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1693
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1699
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$2009
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1748

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