Medellin vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$867
$677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2196
$1957
🏠 One person rent
$387
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$760
$557
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$278
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$412
$828
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
67
61
😀 Quality of life
54
56
🏙️ Population
2.53M
9.4M

The cost of living in Medellin is 28% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 6140th and 6976th ($867 vs $677) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 122nd 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 1.2 months in Ningbo. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Ningbo ranked 36th in China, while ranked 5994th and 5865th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medellin Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$3.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.9
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.44
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$1.76
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$819
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$629
$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$5184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$3305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.5
$16.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$2.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.1
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.04
$8.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.3
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$544
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6416
$9922

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$812
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$778
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$727
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$649
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$639
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$639
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$567
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$551
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$525
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$433
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$592
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$645
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$416
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$724
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$624
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$883
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$493
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$511
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$633
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$617
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$649
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$612
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$597
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$552
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$648
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$530
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$720
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$612
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$573
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$536
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$582
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$594
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$507
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$708
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$595
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$593
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$589
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$592
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$455
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$617

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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