Jeddah vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1115
$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2652
$1983
🏠 One person rent
$513
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$832
$521
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$278
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$72.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2291
$734
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
45
60
😀 Quality of life
78
54
🏙️ Population
4.7M
9.4M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 56% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 5061st and 7041st ($1115 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 48th in Saudi Arabia and China, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Jeddah compared to 1 months in Ningbo. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Ningbo ranked 53rd in China, while ranked 913th and 6142nd 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
$6.61
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.8
$25.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.59
 Cappuccino
$3.71
$3.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$469
$347
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$356
$230
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$854
$642
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$616
$408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.8
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.2
$58
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.5
$8.71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.51%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1922
$5232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1043
$3285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.34
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.7
$16.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.4
$4.28
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$4.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.37
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.36
$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.72
$3.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.52
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.55
$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.14
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$84.6
$24
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$7.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.6
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$4.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.9
$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93
$63.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$598
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6641
$15379

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$1008
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$1013
307 km or 191 mi Yanbu
$795
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$1221
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$907
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$904
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$912
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$952
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$497
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$879
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$500
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1050
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$934
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1134
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$532
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$348
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$493
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$987
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$842
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$1017
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$499
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1059
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$379
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$442
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$369
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1695
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$365
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$581
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$556
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$493
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$808
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$497
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$958
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$492
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$404
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$774
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$899
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$495

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$590
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$738
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$672
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$593
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$823
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1125
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1003
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$683
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$681
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$706
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$669
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$683
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$831
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$594
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$642
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$680
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$703
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$740
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$616
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$691
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$655
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$646
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$549
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$690
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$640
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$646
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$650
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$602
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$625
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$612
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$676
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$624
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$635
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$599
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$597
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$647
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$638
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$620
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$527