Medan vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$466
$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1207
$1985
🏠 One person rent
$186
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$296
$533
🍽️ Food expenses
$170
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.1
$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$223
$768
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
55
60
😀 Quality of life
62
57
🏙️ Population
2.11M
9.4M

The cost of living in Medan is 35% less expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 8825th and 7025th ($466 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 46th in Indonesia and China, respectively. Check Indonesia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medan compared to 1.1 months in Ningbo. Medan ranked 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs Ningbo ranked 49th in China, while ranked 5663rd and 6133rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Medan Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.81
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.5
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.14
$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$172
$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.9
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$312
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$156
$425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.9
$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.4
$57.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$8.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.2%
3.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1333
$5268
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$604
$3300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.61
$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.24
$4.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.83
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.66
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.98
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.81
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.44
$6.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.72
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$598
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10637
$15234

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$460
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$472
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$449
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$488
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$423
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$654
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$552
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$563
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$754
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$701
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$657
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$653
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$554
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$704
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$756
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$592
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$681
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$509
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$789
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$731
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$866
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$609
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$584
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$570
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$643
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$519
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$592
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$386
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$689
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$807
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$503
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$771
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1014
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$517
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$773
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$854
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$788
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$552
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$534

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$576
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$740
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$666
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$597
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$826
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1128
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1003
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$672
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$631
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$673
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$771
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$586
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$632
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$696
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$679
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$696
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$753
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$612
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$674
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$642
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$547
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$700
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$634
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$637
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$639
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$601
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$621
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$604
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$659
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$622
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$630
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$597
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$597
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$620
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$634
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$618
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$531