Ningbo vs Nuremberg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ningbo	Nuremberg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$660	$1753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1956	$4305
🏠 One person rent	$249	$874
🏘️ Family rent	$431	$1508
🍽️ Food expenses	$266	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.7	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1198	$3888
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	53	56
😀 Quality of life	73	91
🏙️ Population	9.4M	526K

The cost of living in Ningbo is 62% less expensive than in Nuremberg. Cities ranked 7558th and 2992nd ($660 vs $1753) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 114th and 152nd in China and Germany, respectively. Check China vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Ningbo compared to 2.2 months in Nuremberg. Ningbo ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Nuremberg ranked 25th in Germany, while ranked 2343rd and 131st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ningbo vs Nuremberg

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	Ningbo	Nuremberg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.03	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.6	$84
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.46	$13.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$4.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$345	$836
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$177	$591
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$614	$1531
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$316	$1084
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31	$190
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.5	$291
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.72	$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.12%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4619	$7307
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2635	$3825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$4.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.7	$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.45	$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$2.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.57	$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$3.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.64	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.14	$6.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.43	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14	$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.24	$1.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.2	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.82	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.9	$47.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.8	$96.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.7	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$803	$664
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15801	$19685

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Cities near Ningbo

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

Cities near Nuremberg

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Furth	$1673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Zirndorf	$1670
14 km or 8.9 mi	Schwabach	$1629
16 km or 9.8 mi	Lauf an der Pegnitz	$1639
17 km or 10 mi	Erlangen	$1688
19 km or 12 mi	Herzogenaurach	$1760
23 km or 14 mi	Roth	$1625
30 km or 18 mi	Forchheim	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz	$1604
40 km or 25 mi	Ansbach	$1399
51 km or 31 mi	Bamberg	$1601
56 km or 35 mi	Amberg	$1323
66 km or 41 mi	Bayreuth	$1425
73 km or 45 mi	Kitzingen	$1568
75 km or 47 mi	Schwandorf	$1535
76 km or 47 mi	Lichtenfels	$1575
76 km or 47 mi	Kulmbach	$1544
79 km or 49 mi	Nordlingen	$1647
80 km or 50 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1726
81 km or 50 mi	Ingolstadt	$1788
81 km or 50 mi	Crailsheim	$1708
82 km or 51 mi	Weiden in der Oberpfalz	$1599
85 km or 53 mi	Donauworth	$1704
88 km or 54 mi	Regensburg	$1667
88 km or 55 mi	Ellwangen	$1673
90 km or 56 mi	Schweinfurt	$1546
90 km or 56 mi	Coburg	$1560
91 km or 57 mi	Wurzburg	$1296
95 km or 59 mi	Bad Mergentheim	$1585
99 km or 62 mi	Aalen	$1648
100 km or 62 mi	Sonneberg	$1331
104 km or 65 mi	Schwabisch Hall	$1736
107 km or 67 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1753
109 km or 68 mi	Heidenheim an der Brenz	$1684
110 km or 69 mi	Bad Kissingen	$1551
112 km or 69 mi	Aichach	$1790
113 km or 70 mi	Hof	$1593
116 km or 72 mi	Gersthofen	$1828
116 km or 72 mi	Cheb	$1292
117 km or 73 mi	Wertheim am Main	$1729