Medan vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Medan	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$481	$708
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1335	$2004
🏠 One person rent	$187	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$394	$591
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$274
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.6	$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$262	$725
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	53	60
😀 Quality of life	44	53
🏙️ Population	2.11M	9.4M

The cost of living in Medan is 32% less expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 8745th and 6849th ($481 vs $708) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 51st 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 months in Ningbo. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Ningbo ranked 48th in China, while ranked 6633rd and 6084th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Ningbo

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	Medan	Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.97	$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.8	$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.31	$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$107	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$469	$752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$265	$463
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.4	$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.2	$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.1	$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.24%	4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1337	$5147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$614	$3264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.02	$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.8	$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.55	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.21	$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.98	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$9.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.26	$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.01	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.41	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.83	$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.77	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.48	$7.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.1	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.3	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$62.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10763	$12465

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Cities near Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$470
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$461
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$695
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$620
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$619
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$628
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$571
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$670
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$560
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$645
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$490
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$532
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$536
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$604
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$543
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$570
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$669
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$682
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$940
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$792
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$782
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$529
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501

Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$590
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$716
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$573
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$805
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1097
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$984
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$677
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$671
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$700
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$670
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$665
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$868
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$587
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$645
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$701
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$670
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$682
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$726
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$631
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$695
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$650
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$602
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$681
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$657
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$642
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$654
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$702
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$643
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$616
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$672
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$636
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$644
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$607
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$603
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$642
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$643
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$621
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$522