Ningbo vs Nuremberg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ningbo	Nuremberg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$713	$1767
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1985	$4215
🏠 One person rent	$302	$898
🏘️ Family rent	$533	$1523
🍽️ Food expenses	$277	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$72	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$768	$3627
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	60	56
😀 Quality of life	57	92
🏙️ Population	9.4M	526K

The cost of living in Ningbo is 60% less expensive than in Nuremberg. Cities ranked 7025th and 2865th ($713 vs $1767) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 145th in China and Germany, respectively. Check China vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Ningbo compared to 2.1 months in Nuremberg. Ningbo ranked 49th best city to live in China vs Nuremberg ranked 19th in Germany, while ranked 6133rd and 132nd 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	$4.21	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.3	$86.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.32	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$4.6
☕ Cappuccino	$3.65	$4.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$3.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$868
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$231	$608
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$632	$1598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$425	$1079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$194
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.9	$297
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.65	$43.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.61%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5268	$7384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3300	$4983
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$4.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.9	$68
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.29	$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$4.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.45	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.88	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$15.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$2.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.9	$32.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.69	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$47.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.62	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.3	$107
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.9	$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$598	$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15234	$15497

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Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$576
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$740
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$666
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$597
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$826
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1128
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$1003
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$672
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$677
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$696
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$631
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$673
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$771
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$586
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$632
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$696
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$679
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$696
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$753
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$612
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$674
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$642
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$547
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$700
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$634
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$637
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$639
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$601
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$621
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$604
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$659
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$622
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$630
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$597
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$597
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$620
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$634
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$618
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$531

Cities near Nuremberg

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Furth	$1679
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Zirndorf	$1665
14 km or 8.9 mi	Schwabach	$1629
16 km or 9.8 mi	Lauf an der Pegnitz	$1643
17 km or 10 mi	Erlangen	$1688
19 km or 12 mi	Herzogenaurach	$1759
23 km or 14 mi	Roth	$1630
30 km or 18 mi	Forchheim	$1655
34 km or 21 mi	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz	$1601
40 km or 25 mi	Ansbach	$1445
51 km or 31 mi	Bamberg	$1622
56 km or 35 mi	Amberg	$1320
66 km or 41 mi	Bayreuth	$1423
73 km or 45 mi	Kitzingen	$1538
75 km or 47 mi	Schwandorf	$1545
76 km or 47 mi	Lichtenfels	$1590
76 km or 47 mi	Kulmbach	$1545
79 km or 49 mi	Nordlingen	$1657
80 km or 50 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1671
81 km or 50 mi	Ingolstadt	$1659
81 km or 50 mi	Crailsheim	$1726
82 km or 51 mi	Weiden in der Oberpfalz	$1599
85 km or 53 mi	Donauworth	$1697
88 km or 54 mi	Regensburg	$1720
88 km or 55 mi	Ellwangen	$1686
90 km or 56 mi	Schweinfurt	$1506
90 km or 56 mi	Coburg	$1590
91 km or 57 mi	Wurzburg	$1307
95 km or 59 mi	Bad Mergentheim	$1560
99 km or 62 mi	Aalen	$1664
100 km or 62 mi	Sonneberg	$1346
104 km or 65 mi	Schwabisch Hall	$1766
107 km or 67 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1725
109 km or 68 mi	Heidenheim an der Brenz	$1712
110 km or 69 mi	Bad Kissingen	$1546
112 km or 69 mi	Aichach	$1784
113 km or 70 mi	Hof	$1632
116 km or 72 mi	Gersthofen	$1848
116 km or 72 mi	Cheb	$1258
117 km or 73 mi	Wertheim am Main	$1719