Medellin vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1071
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2607
$1938
🏠 One person rent
$514
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$888
$462
🍽️ Food expenses
$314
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$536
$892
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
65
53
😀 Quality of life
63
71
🏙️ Population
2.53M
9.4M

The cost of living in Medellin is 60% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 5161st and 7431st ($1071 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 80th in Colombia and China, respectively. Check Colombia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medellin compared to 1.3 months in Ningbo. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Ningbo ranked 26th in China, while ranked 5624th and 3738th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medellin vs Ningbo

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Medellin Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.31
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.32
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.29
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$390
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1079
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$695
$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.8
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.9
$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$7.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.08%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2533
$4479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1334
$2802
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.8
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.39
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.46
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.9
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.6
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.48
$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.2
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$66.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$693
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7264
$15051

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8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$992
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$915
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$717
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$757
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$789
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$738
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$709
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$719
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$529
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$777
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$1040
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$813
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$547
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$919
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$764
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$1062
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$537
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$667
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$703
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$1019
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$754
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$744
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$614
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$825
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$746
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$575
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$829
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$732
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$764
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$572
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$707
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$750
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$592
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$646
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$676
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$673
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$687
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$675
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$606
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$685

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$584
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$680
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$594
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$860
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1126
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1002
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$667
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$643
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$669
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$782
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$598
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$644
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$683
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$697
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$763
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$620
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$684
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$652
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$557
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$705
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$650
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$644
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$652
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$623
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$636
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$617
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$665
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$646
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$604
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$611
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$628
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$647
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$626
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$525