Medan vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Medan	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$519	$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1426	$2067
🏠 One person rent	$204	$311
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$607
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.4	$74
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$315	$758
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	52	61
😀 Quality of life	43	53
🏙️ Population	2.11M	9.4M

The cost of living in Medan is 29% less expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 8536th and 6747th ($519 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 63rd in Indonesia and China, respectively. Check Indonesia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Medan compared to 1 months in Ningbo. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Ningbo ranked 45th in China, while ranked 6659th and 6048th 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	$2.65	$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.3	$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.08	$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$1.44
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$116	$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$456	$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.9	$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65	$58.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.7	$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.53%	4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1907	$5300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$661	$3372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.09	$16.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.27	$4.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.21	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.8	$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.18	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.62	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.89	$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.83	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.4	$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.4	$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.9	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.98	$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.5	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.2	$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11482	$12898

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Cities near Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$503
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$490
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$461
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$759
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$624
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$669
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$671
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$670
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$613
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$729
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$742
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$594
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$687
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$523
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$732
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$617
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$571
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$563
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$630
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$585
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$561
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$421
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$699
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$799
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$590
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$752
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$985
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$822
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$807
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$750
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$518
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544

Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$612
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$742
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$702
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$585
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$843
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1136
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$1028
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$708
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$712
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$749
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$706
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$706
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$1020
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$731
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$718
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$738
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$686
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$719
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$776
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$661
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$702
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$698
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$620
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$719
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$685
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$703
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$690
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$729
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$674
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$633
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$771
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$665
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$674
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$630
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$629
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$694
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$676
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$651
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$538