Cali vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cali Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$850
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2137
$1956
🏠 One person rent
$330
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$553
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$132
$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$1198
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
47
53
😀 Quality of life
62
73
🏙️ Population
2.47M
9.4M

The cost of living in Cali is 29% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 6549th and 7558th ($850 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 114th in Colombia and China, respectively. Check Colombia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Cali compared to 1.8 months in Ningbo. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Ningbo ranked 13th in China, while ranked 5632nd and 2343rd 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
$5.09
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.4
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.81
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$346
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$639
$614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$31
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.8
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.5
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.49%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$4619
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$904
$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.2
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$4.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.83
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.27
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.8
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.15
$7.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.54
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.7
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6818
$15801

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Palmira
$788
74 km or 46 mi Buenaventura
$856
80 km or 50 mi Tulua
$563
111 km or 69 mi Popayan
$631
148 km or 92 mi Neiva
$606
154 km or 96 mi Armenia
$749
160 km or 100 mi Cartago
$769
170 km or 105 mi Salento
$749
178 km or 111 mi Pereira
$862
184 km or 114 mi Ibague
$537
213 km or 132 mi Girardot
$559
214 km or 133 mi Manizales
$737
227 km or 141 mi Florencia
$524
251 km or 156 mi Quibdo
$802
262 km or 163 mi Pasto
$675
285 km or 177 mi Facatativa
$816
285 km or 177 mi Soacha
$958
301 km or 187 mi Bogota
$1106
308 km or 192 mi Tumaco
$694
316 km or 196 mi Ipiales
$672
321 km or 200 mi Envigado
$1041
329 km or 204 mi Medellin
$1162
330 km or 205 mi Villavicencio
$593
330 km or 205 mi Zipaquira
$858
339 km or 210 mi Bello
$1012
386 km or 240 mi Ibarra
$557
421 km or 261 mi Tunja
$680
446 km or 277 mi Esmeraldas
$613
463 km or 288 mi Quito
$864
469 km or 291 mi Duitama
$1045
471 km or 293 mi Sogamoso
$630
500 km or 311 mi Barrancabermeja
$1001
504 km or 313 mi Yopal
$740
506 km or 314 mi Santo Domingo
$592
518 km or 322 mi Turbo
$797
554 km or 344 mi Floridablanca
$795
556 km or 346 mi Bucaramanga
$816
571 km or 354 mi Ambato
$516
595 km or 369 mi Quevedo
$653
596 km or 370 mi Monteria
$733

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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