Jeddah vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1100
$677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2691
$1957
🏠 One person rent
$495
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$557
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$278
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1997
$828
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
45
61
😀 Quality of life
73
56
🏙️ Population
4.7M
9.4M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 63% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 4731st and 6976th ($1100 vs $677) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 122nd in Saudi Arabia and China, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Jeddah compared to 1.2 months in Ningbo. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Ningbo ranked 36th in China, while ranked 1616th and 5865th 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
$6.55
$3.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.87
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.39
 Cappuccino
$3.86
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$935
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.6
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.6
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1859
$5184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1264
$3305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$16.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$4.47
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.76
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.64
$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.7
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.07
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$2.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.2
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$8.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.3
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$331
$544
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6667
$9922

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$1032
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$1361
307 km or 191 mi Yanbu
$844
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$892
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$938
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$920
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$923
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$879
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$466
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$860
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$467
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$1047
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1095
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$498
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$280
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$467
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$1013
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$996
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$1061
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$466
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1000
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$404
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$443
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$434
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1642
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$440
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$523
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$467
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$800
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$625
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$959
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$466
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$449
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$854
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$899
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$470

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$690
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$755
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$719
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$831
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1190
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1074
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$725
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$735
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$771
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$699
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$731
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$811
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$731
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$763
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$687
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$741
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$787
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$682
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$707
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$707
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$651
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$744
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$688
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$720
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$694
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$713
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$675
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$644
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$789
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$682
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$625
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$625
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$713
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$679
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$645
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$524