Jeddah vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1123
$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2695
$2067
🏠 One person rent
$511
$311
🏘️ Family rent
$868
$607
🍽️ Food expenses
$341
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$74
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2204
$758
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
45
61
😀 Quality of life
75
53
🏙️ Population
4.7M
9.4M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 53% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 4828th and 6747th ($1123 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 63rd in Saudi Arabia and China, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Jeddah compared to 1 months in Ningbo. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Ningbo ranked 45th in China, while ranked 1110th and 6048th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Ningbo

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Jeddah Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.63
$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.03
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.44
 Cappuccino
$4.08
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$889
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.6
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$58.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2216
$5300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1138
$3372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.4
$16.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$4.42
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.59
$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.67
$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.03
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.04
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$94.3
$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.3
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.5
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6009
$12898

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Distance City Cost of living
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$940
296 km or 184 mi Port Sudan
$1096
307 km or 191 mi Yanbu
$837
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$853
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$895
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$895
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$915
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$879
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$491
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$828
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$492
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$934
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1094
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$524
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$324
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$488
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$940
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$944
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$988
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$490
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$988
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$314
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$333
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$278
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1586
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$294
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$550
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$491
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$686
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$393
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$935
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$489
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$350
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$806
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$868
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$491

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