Ningbo vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ningbo	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$660	$2011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1956	$4813
🏠 One person rent	$249	$1082
🏘️ Family rent	$431	$1874
🍽️ Food expenses	$266	$595
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.7	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1198	$4366
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	53	84
😀 Quality of life	73	94
🏙️ Population	9.4M	633K

The cost of living in Ningbo is 67% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 7558th and 1987th ($660 vs $2011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 114th and 8th 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 Stuttgart. Ningbo ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Stuttgart ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 2343rd and 33rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ningbo vs Stuttgart

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	Ningbo	Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.03	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.6	$83.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.46	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$6.06
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$4.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$345	$1057
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$177	$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$614	$1925
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$316	$1424
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31	$197
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.5	$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.72	$42.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.12%	3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4619	$7341
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2635	$4476
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$3.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.7	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.45	$28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.57	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$3.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.64	$4.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.14	$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.43	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.24	$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.2	$58.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.82	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.9	$67
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.8	$97.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.7	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$803	$801
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15801	$18116

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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 Stuttgart

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Fellbach	$1817
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Ostfildern	$1821
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kornwestheim	$1810
9.6 km or 6 mi	Leinfelden-Echterdingen	$1820
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Ditzingen	$1809
11 km or 6.6 mi	Esslingen am Neckar	$1813
12 km or 7.4 mi	Waiblingen	$1807
12 km or 7.7 mi	Leonberg	$1784
13 km or 7.8 mi	Filderstadt	$1818
13 km or 7.8 mi	Remseck	$1794
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ludwigsburg	$1788
14 km or 8.9 mi	Weinstadt	$1793
15 km or 9.1 mi	Sindelfingen	$1794
17 km or 10 mi	Boblingen	$1788
20 km or 12 mi	Winnenden	$1777
20 km or 13 mi	Nurtingen	$1800
21 km or 13 mi	Bietigheim-Bissingen	$1769
24 km or 15 mi	Vaihingen an der Enz	$1724
25 km or 15 mi	Kirchheim unter Teck	$1774
26 km or 16 mi	Schorndorf	$1764
26 km or 16 mi	Backnang	$1772
28 km or 17 mi	Metzingen	$1817
30 km or 19 mi	Tubingen	$1896
30 km or 19 mi	Herrenberg	$1780
31 km or 20 mi	Muhlacker	$1660
33 km or 20 mi	Reutlingen	$1893
33 km or 20 mi	Calw	$1717
36 km or 22 mi	Goppingen	$1740
37 km or 23 mi	Pforzheim	$1521
38 km or 23 mi	Rottenburg am Neckar	$1801
40 km or 25 mi	Eislingen	$1735
41 km or 25 mi	Heilbronn	$1807
42 km or 26 mi	Nagold	$1747
42 km or 26 mi	Mossingen	$1803
44 km or 27 mi	Eppingen	$1773
45 km or 28 mi	Bretten	$1735
46 km or 28 mi	Schwabisch Gmund	$1719
46 km or 29 mi	Neckarsulm	$1771
51 km or 32 mi	Geislingen an der Steige	$1726
51 km or 32 mi	Horb am Neckar	$1733