Cali vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cali Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$829
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2097
$1938
🏠 One person rent
$318
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$462
🍽️ Food expenses
$288
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$892
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
47
53
😀 Quality of life
60
71
🏙️ Population
2.47M
9.4M

The cost of living in Cali is 24% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 6645th and 7431st ($829 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 80th in Colombia and China, respectively. Check Colombia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Cali compared to 1.3 months in Ningbo. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Ningbo ranked 26th in China, while ranked 5917th and 3738th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Ningbo

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Cali Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.79
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.04
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$300
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$555
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.5
$7.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.68%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1099
$4479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$890
$2802
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.97
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.09
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.92
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.52
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.2
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.39
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.1
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$66.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$256
$693
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6650
$15051

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Distance City Cost of living
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$746
74 km or 46 mi Buenaventura
$825
80 km or 50 mi Tulua
$537
111 km or 69 mi Popayan
$606
148 km or 92 mi Neiva
$592
154 km or 96 mi Armenia
$719
160 km or 100 mi Cartago
$738
170 km or 105 mi Salento
$709
178 km or 111 mi Pereira
$789
184 km or 114 mi Ibague
$529
213 km or 132 mi Girardot
$547
214 km or 133 mi Manizales
$717
227 km or 141 mi Florencia
$514
251 km or 156 mi Quibdo
$757
262 km or 163 mi Pasto
$637
285 km or 177 mi Facatativa
$777
285 km or 177 mi Soacha
$919
301 km or 187 mi Bogota
$1062
308 km or 192 mi Tumaco
$663
316 km or 196 mi Ipiales
$640
321 km or 200 mi Envigado
$992
329 km or 204 mi Medellin
$1071
330 km or 205 mi Villavicencio
$575
330 km or 205 mi Zipaquira
$813
339 km or 210 mi Bello
$915
386 km or 240 mi Ibarra
$569
421 km or 261 mi Tunja
$667
446 km or 277 mi Esmeraldas
$613
463 km or 288 mi Quito
$902
469 km or 291 mi Duitama
$1019
471 km or 293 mi Sogamoso
$614
500 km or 311 mi Barrancabermeja
$1040
504 km or 313 mi Yopal
$750
506 km or 314 mi Santo Domingo
$598
518 km or 322 mi Turbo
$764
554 km or 344 mi Floridablanca
$744
556 km or 346 mi Bucaramanga
$754
571 km or 354 mi Ambato
$538
595 km or 369 mi Quevedo
$656
596 km or 370 mi Monteria
$703

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$584
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$680
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$594
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$860
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1126
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1002
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$667
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$643
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$669
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$782
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$598
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$644
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$683
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$697
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$763
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$620
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$684
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$652
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$557
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$705
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$650
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$644
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$652
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$623
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$636
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$617
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$665
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$646
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$604
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$611
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$628
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$647
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$626
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$525