Ningbo vs Nuremberg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ningbo	Nuremberg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$708	$1672
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2004	$4194
🏠 One person rent	$301	$877
🏘️ Family rent	$591	$1732
🍽️ Food expenses	$274	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.5	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$725	$3273
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	60	59
😀 Quality of life	53	91
🏙️ Population	9.4M	526K

The cost of living in Ningbo is 58% less expensive than in Nuremberg. Cities ranked 6849th and 2788th ($708 vs $1672) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 75th in China and Germany, respectively. Check China vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Ningbo compared to 2 months in Nuremberg. Ningbo ranked 48th best city to live in China vs Nuremberg ranked 20th in Germany, while ranked 6084th and 107th 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	$3.44	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.9	$81.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.76	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$4.21
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$3.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$815
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$599
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$752	$1587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$463	$1350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.7	$190
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.7	$290
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.8	$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.19%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5147	$6830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3264	$5673
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$3.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.3	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.32	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$4.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.23	$5.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.88	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.06	$8.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$2.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.6	$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.1	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.6	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.8	$95.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.3	$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$595	$480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12465	$13791

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Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$590
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$716
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$573
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$805
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1097
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$984
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$677
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$671
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$700
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$670
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$665
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$868
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$587
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$645
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$701
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$670
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$682
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$726
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$631
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$695
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$650
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$602
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$681
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$657
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$642
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$654
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$702
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$643
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$616
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$672
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$636
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$644
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$607
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$603
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$642
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$643
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$621
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$522

Cities near Nuremberg

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Furth	$1576
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Zirndorf	$1567
14 km or 8.9 mi	Schwabach	$1547
16 km or 9.8 mi	Lauf an der Pegnitz	$1540
17 km or 10 mi	Erlangen	$1581
19 km or 12 mi	Herzogenaurach	$1666
23 km or 14 mi	Roth	$1528
30 km or 18 mi	Forchheim	$1533
34 km or 21 mi	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz	$1488
40 km or 25 mi	Ansbach	$1322
51 km or 31 mi	Bamberg	$1489
56 km or 35 mi	Amberg	$1249
66 km or 41 mi	Bayreuth	$1330
73 km or 45 mi	Kitzingen	$1444
75 km or 47 mi	Schwandorf	$1440
76 km or 47 mi	Lichtenfels	$1498
76 km or 47 mi	Kulmbach	$1445
79 km or 49 mi	Nordlingen	$1509
80 km or 50 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1508
81 km or 50 mi	Ingolstadt	$1465
81 km or 50 mi	Crailsheim	$1567
82 km or 51 mi	Weiden in der Oberpfalz	$1466
85 km or 53 mi	Donauworth	$1544
88 km or 54 mi	Regensburg	$1627
88 km or 55 mi	Ellwangen	$1566
90 km or 56 mi	Schweinfurt	$1419
90 km or 56 mi	Coburg	$1541
91 km or 57 mi	Wurzburg	$1172
95 km or 59 mi	Bad Mergentheim	$1456
99 km or 62 mi	Aalen	$1560
100 km or 62 mi	Sonneberg	$1274
104 km or 65 mi	Schwabisch Hall	$1594
107 km or 67 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1568
109 km or 68 mi	Heidenheim an der Brenz	$1589
110 km or 69 mi	Bad Kissingen	$1433
112 km or 69 mi	Aichach	$1613
113 km or 70 mi	Hof	$1476
116 km or 72 mi	Gersthofen	$1644
116 km or 72 mi	Cheb	$1098
117 km or 73 mi	Wertheim am Main	$1557