Medan vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$500
$677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1369
$1957
🏠 One person rent
$200
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$417
$557
🍽️ Food expenses
$185
$278
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.9
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$269
$828
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
52
61
😀 Quality of life
45
56
🏙️ Population
2.11M
9.4M

The cost of living in Medan is 26% less expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 8502nd and 6976th ($500 vs $677) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 122nd 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 1.2 months in Ningbo. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Ningbo ranked 36th in China, while ranked 6617th and 5865th 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
$2.34
$3.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.4
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.03
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$1.79
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$449
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$296
$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.9
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.04%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1660
$5184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$636
$3305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$16.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.93
$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.78
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.51
$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$2.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.27
$8.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.87
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.3
$544
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11223
$9922

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$483
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$485
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$499
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$472
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$515
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$443
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$565
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$638
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$596
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$566
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$578
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$550
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$544
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$587
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$553
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$650
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$496
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$582
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$453
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$644
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$645
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$743
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$539
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$480
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$487
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$545
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$554
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$520
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$403
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$602
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$697
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$558
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$611
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$870
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$455
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$653
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$739
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$609
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$482
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$465

Cities near Ningbo

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