Medan vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$453
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1141
$1956
🏠 One person rent
$189
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$310
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$170
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.3
$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$216
$1198
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
55
53
😀 Quality of life
47
73
🏙️ Population
2.11M
9.4M

The cost of living in Medan is 31% less expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 8852nd and 7558th ($453 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 114th 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 1.8 months in Ningbo. Medan ranked 15th best city to live in Indonesia vs Ningbo ranked 13th in China, while ranked 6943rd and 2343rd 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
$1.64
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.06
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.2
$31
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.17%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$4619
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$558
$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.85
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.7
$4.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.11
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.32
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.36
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.72
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.79
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.9
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.24
$7.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.48
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.2
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.2
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7769
$15801

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$449
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$439
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$429
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$678
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$555
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$530
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$762
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$720
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$677
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$527
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$743
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$747
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$616
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$741
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$545
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$798
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$654
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$610
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$592
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$617
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$488
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$588
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$407
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$707
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$806
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$466
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$759
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1010
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$531
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$784
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$836
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$737
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$576
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550

Cities near Ningbo

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