Ningbo vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ningbo	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$708	$1957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2004	$4625
🏠 One person rent	$301	$1124
🏘️ Family rent	$591	$2020
🍽️ Food expenses	$274	$541
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.5	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$725	$3476
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	60	83
😀 Quality of life	53	93
🏙️ Population	9.4M	633K

The cost of living in Ningbo is 64% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 6849th and 1961st ($708 vs $1957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 5th 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 1.8 months in Stuttgart. Ningbo ranked 48th best city to live in China vs Stuttgart ranked 9th in Germany, while ranked 6084th and 63rd 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	$3.44	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.9	$72.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.76	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$4.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$862
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$752	$2057
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$463	$1612
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.7	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.7	$273
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.8	$46.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.19%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5147	$6586
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3264	$4917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$3.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.3	$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.32	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.23	$6.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.88	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.06	$8.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$2.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.6	$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.1	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$60.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.6	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.8	$89.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.3	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$595	$630
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12465	$15338

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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 Stuttgart

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Fellbach	$1737
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Ostfildern	$1729
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kornwestheim	$1710
9.6 km or 6 mi	Leinfelden-Echterdingen	$1715
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Ditzingen	$1699
11 km or 6.6 mi	Esslingen am Neckar	$1717
12 km or 7.4 mi	Waiblingen	$1695
12 km or 7.7 mi	Leonberg	$1666
13 km or 7.8 mi	Filderstadt	$1697
13 km or 7.8 mi	Remseck	$1687
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ludwigsburg	$1678
14 km or 8.9 mi	Weinstadt	$1677
15 km or 9.1 mi	Sindelfingen	$1670
17 km or 10 mi	Boblingen	$1661
20 km or 12 mi	Winnenden	$1637
20 km or 13 mi	Nurtingen	$1650
21 km or 13 mi	Bietigheim-Bissingen	$1623
24 km or 15 mi	Vaihingen an der Enz	$1542
25 km or 15 mi	Kirchheim unter Teck	$1633
26 km or 16 mi	Schorndorf	$1625
26 km or 16 mi	Backnang	$1610
28 km or 17 mi	Metzingen	$1618
30 km or 19 mi	Tubingen	$1837
30 km or 19 mi	Herrenberg	$1648
31 km or 20 mi	Muhlacker	$1436
33 km or 20 mi	Reutlingen	$1623
33 km or 20 mi	Calw	$1529
36 km or 22 mi	Goppingen	$1619
37 km or 23 mi	Pforzheim	$1205
38 km or 23 mi	Rottenburg am Neckar	$1696
40 km or 25 mi	Eislingen	$1609
41 km or 25 mi	Heilbronn	$1683
42 km or 26 mi	Nagold	$1599
42 km or 26 mi	Mossingen	$1668
44 km or 27 mi	Eppingen	$1599
45 km or 28 mi	Bretten	$1530
46 km or 28 mi	Schwabisch Gmund	$1596
46 km or 29 mi	Neckarsulm	$1647
51 km or 32 mi	Geislingen an der Steige	$1618
51 km or 32 mi	Horb am Neckar	$1581