Medellin vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1162
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2810
$1956
🏠 One person rent
$579
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$997
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$535
$1198
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
65
53
😀 Quality of life
64
73
🏙️ Population
2.53M
9.4M

The cost of living in Medellin is 76% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 4852nd and 7558th ($1162 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 114th 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 1.8 months in Ningbo. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Ningbo ranked 13th in China, while ranked 5346th and 2343rd 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
$6.47
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.22
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.65
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$689
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$446
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1244
$614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$31
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.3
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.9
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.36%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2880
$4619
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1250
$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.3
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$4.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.23
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.57
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.38
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.5
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.63
$7.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.8
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$533
$803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8196
$15801

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8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$1041
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$1012
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$737
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$802
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$862
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$769
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$749
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$749
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$537
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$816
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$1001
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$858
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$559
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$958
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$797
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$1106
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$563
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$680
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$733
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$1045
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$816
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$795
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$630
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$856
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$788
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$593
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$850
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$765
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$789
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$586
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$727
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$740
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$606
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$674
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$678
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$678
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$685
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$678
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$631
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$687

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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