Munich vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Munich	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2332	$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5652	$2067
🏠 One person rent	$1380	$311
🏘️ Family rent	$2574	$607
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$219	$74
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3717	$758
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	91	61
😀 Quality of life	94	53
🏙️ Population	1.51M	9.4M

The cost of living in Munich is 218% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 1056th and 6747th ($2332 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 63rd in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Munich compared to 1 months in Ningbo. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Ningbo ranked 45th in China, while ranked 54th and 6048th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs Ningbo

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	Munich	Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.1	$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.8	$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.12	$1.44
☕ Cappuccino	$4.67	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1433	$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1107	$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2772	$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2147	$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$258	$58.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.3	$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12629	$5300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9154	$3372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.13	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.1	$16.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.8	$4.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.51	$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.36	$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.3	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$23	$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1009	$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19483	$12898

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1886
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1838
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1869
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1837
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1817
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1805
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1782
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1686
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1777
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1688
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1643
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1871
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1664
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1650
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1224
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1655
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1717
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1714
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1646
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1657
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1614
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1652
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1536
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1618
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1589
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1751
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1606
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2024
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1630
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1619
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1783
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1651
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1612
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1740
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1665
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1607
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1606
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1668
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1778
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1668

Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$612
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$742
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$702
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$585
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$843
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1136
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$1028
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$708
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$712
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$749
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$706
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$706
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$1020
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$731
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$718
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$738
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$686
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$719
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$776
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$661
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$702
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$698
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$620
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$719
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$685
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$703
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$690
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$729
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$674
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$633
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$771
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$665
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$674
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$630
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$629
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$694
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$676
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$651
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$538