Medellin vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Medellin	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$873	$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2221	$2067
🏠 One person rent	$395	$311
🏘️ Family rent	$782	$607
🍽️ Food expenses	$264	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$74
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$417	$758
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	67	61
😀 Quality of life	53	53
🏙️ Population	2.53M	9.4M

The cost of living in Medellin is 19% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 6207th and 6747th ($873 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 63rd 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 months in Ningbo. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Ningbo ranked 45th in China, while ranked 6039th and 6048th 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	$5.77	$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24	$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.82	$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$1.44
☕ Cappuccino	$1.96	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$300	$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$864	$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$646	$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.7	$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.3	$58.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.7	$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.54%	4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1473	$5300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1403	$3372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.72	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43	$16.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.7	$4.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.18	$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.2	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.89	$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.22	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27	$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.3	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.07	$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.7	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$239	$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6129	$12898

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Cities near Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$871
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$789
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$653
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$661
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$641
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$619
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$562
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$541
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$501
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$641
212 km or 131 mi	Barrancabermeja	$573
221 km or 137 mi	Zipaquira	$681
232 km or 144 mi	Girardot	$483
239 km or 148 mi	Soacha	$748
242 km or 150 mi	Turbo	$634
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$868
250 km or 155 mi	Tulua	$477
257 km or 160 mi	Tunja	$526
282 km or 175 mi	Monteria	$620
285 km or 177 mi	Duitama	$851
288 km or 179 mi	Bucaramanga	$642
289 km or 179 mi	Floridablanca	$584
298 km or 185 mi	Sogamoso	$523
308 km or 192 mi	Buenaventura	$718
312 km or 194 mi	Palmira	$652
318 km or 198 mi	Villavicencio	$475
329 km or 204 mi	Cali	$733
331 km or 206 mi	Ocana	$590
334 km or 208 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$638
340 km or 211 mi	Sincelejo	$506
346 km or 215 mi	Magangue	$582
367 km or 228 mi	Yopal	$687
370 km or 230 mi	Neiva	$520
386 km or 240 mi	Cucuta	$552
387 km or 241 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
391 km or 243 mi	Rubio	$598
406 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$592
410 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$598
438 km or 272 mi	Popayan	$462
448 km or 279 mi	La Grita	$617

Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$612
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$742
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$702
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$585
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$843
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1136
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$1028
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$708
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$712
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$749
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$706
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$706
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$1020
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$731
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$718
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$738
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$686
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$719
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$776
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$661
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$702
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$698
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$620
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$719
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$685
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$703
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$690
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$729
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$674
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$633
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$771
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$665
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$674
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$630
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$629
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$694
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$676
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$651
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$538