Medellin vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1030
$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2487
$1985
🏠 One person rent
$494
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$533
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$552
$768
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
66
60
😀 Quality of life
60
57
🏙️ Population
2.53M
9.4M

The cost of living in Medellin is 44% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 5342nd and 7025th ($1030 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 46th 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 1.1 months in Ningbo. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Ningbo ranked 49th in China, while ranked 5890th and 6133rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Medellin Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.21
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.86
$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.07
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$542
$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$987
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$671
$425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.7
$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86
$57.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23
$8.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.1%
3.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2220
$5268
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1524
$3300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.3
$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$4.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.11
$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.78
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.8
$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.66
$6.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.3
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$63
$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$402
$598
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6383
$15234

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$950
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$881
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$678
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$708
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$730
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$679
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$655
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$667
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$506
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$722
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$1082
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$762
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$515
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$848
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$721
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$976
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$511
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$637
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$663
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$960
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$693
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$686
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$581
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$782
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$693
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$546
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$759
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$704
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$715
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$547
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$667
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$777
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$565
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$620
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$673
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$671
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$684
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$673
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$572
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$677

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$576
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$740
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$666
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$597
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$826
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1128
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1003
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$672
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$631
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$673
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$771
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$586
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$632
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$696
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$679
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$696
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$753
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$612
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$674
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$642
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$547
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$700
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$634
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$637
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$639
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$601
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$621
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$604
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$659
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$622
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$630
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$597
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$597
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$620
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$634
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$618
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$531