Jeddah vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1210
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2901
$1956
🏠 One person rent
$583
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$965
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$315
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1673
$1198
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
45
53
😀 Quality of life
76
73
🏙️ Population
4.7M
9.4M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 83% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 4730th and 7558th ($1210 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 114th in Saudi Arabia and China, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Jeddah compared to 1.8 months in Ningbo. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Ningbo ranked 13th in China, while ranked 1324th and 2343rd 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
$5.59
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.5
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$599
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$732
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$31
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.5
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.8
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.32%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1601
$4619
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1010
$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.11
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.3
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$4.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.18
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.65
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.55
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.54
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.7
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$7.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.2
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.5
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$523
$803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8743
$15801

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Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Mecca
$1031
296 km or 184 mi Port Sudan
$976
307 km or 191 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$1164
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$890
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$873
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$871
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$919
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$483
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$834
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$484
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$993
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$864
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1124
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$513
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$350
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$475
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$938
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$738
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$947
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$481
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1036
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$379
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$439
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$334
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1628
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$338
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$532
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$476
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$748
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$429
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$872
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$476
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$375
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$753
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$803
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$478

Cities near Ningbo

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