Cali vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cali Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$720
$677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1853
$1957
🏠 One person rent
$273
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$469
$557
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$278
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$445
$828
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
45
61
😀 Quality of life
53
56
🏙️ Population
2.47M
9.4M

The cost of living in Cali is 6% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 6693rd and 6976th ($720 vs $677) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 122nd 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 1.2 months in Ningbo. Cali ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Ningbo ranked 36th in China, while ranked 6111th and 5865th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cali Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.67
$3.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.9
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.66
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$188
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.2
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.8
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.55%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1167
$5184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1105
$3305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19
$16.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.55
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.52
$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.1
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$2.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.5
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.78
$8.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.4
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.5
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.6
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$544
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6394
$9922

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Distance City Cost of living
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$648
74 km or 46 mi Buenaventura
$552
80 km or 50 mi Tulua
$493
111 km or 69 mi Popayan
$455
148 km or 92 mi Neiva
$507
154 km or 96 mi Armenia
$551
160 km or 100 mi Cartago
$639
170 km or 105 mi Salento
$567
178 km or 111 mi Pereira
$639
184 km or 114 mi Ibague
$525
213 km or 132 mi Girardot
$416
214 km or 133 mi Manizales
$727
227 km or 141 mi Florencia
$416
251 km or 156 mi Quibdo
$649
262 km or 163 mi Pasto
$511
285 km or 177 mi Facatativa
$433
285 km or 177 mi Soacha
$724
301 km or 187 mi Bogota
$883
308 km or 192 mi Tumaco
$533
316 km or 196 mi Ipiales
$515
321 km or 200 mi Envigado
$812
329 km or 204 mi Medellin
$867
330 km or 205 mi Villavicencio
$530
330 km or 205 mi Zipaquira
$645
339 km or 210 mi Bello
$778
386 km or 240 mi Ibarra
$536
421 km or 261 mi Tunja
$511
446 km or 277 mi Esmeraldas
$612
463 km or 288 mi Quito
$851
469 km or 291 mi Duitama
$617
471 km or 293 mi Sogamoso
$597
500 km or 311 mi Barrancabermeja
$592
504 km or 313 mi Yopal
$594
506 km or 314 mi Santo Domingo
$775
518 km or 322 mi Turbo
$624
554 km or 344 mi Floridablanca
$612
556 km or 346 mi Bucaramanga
$649
571 km or 354 mi Ambato
$570
595 km or 369 mi Quevedo
$638
596 km or 370 mi Monteria
$633

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$690
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$755
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$719
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$831
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1190
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1074
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$725
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$735
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$771
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$699
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$731
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$811
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$731
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$763
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$687
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$741
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$787
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$682
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$707
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$707
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$651
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$744
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$688
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$720
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$694
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$713
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$675
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$644
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$789
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$682
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$625
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$625
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$713
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$679
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$645
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$524