Jeddah vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1209
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2848
$1938
🏠 One person rent
$584
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$462
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2099
$892
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
45
53
😀 Quality of life
78
71
🏙️ Population
4.7M
9.4M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 80% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 4757th and 7431st ($1209 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 80th in Saudi Arabia and China, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Jeddah compared to 1.3 months in Ningbo. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Ningbo ranked 26th in China, while ranked 990th and 3738th 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
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.1
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.98
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$3.68
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$556
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1019
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$713
$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.8
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.5
$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$7.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.97%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1688
$4479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1003
$2802
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.1
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.22
$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.19
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.58
$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.61
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.53
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$86.8
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.5
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$66.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$453
$693
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7655
$15051

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$1107
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$964
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328 km or 204 mi Medina
$1168
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$906
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$893
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$902
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$942
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$498
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$815
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$497
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$865
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1104
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$531
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$369
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$491
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$931
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$775
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$931
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$498
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1074
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$385
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$448
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$354
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1632
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$360
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$551
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$492
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$810
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$479
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$858
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$491
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$415
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$776
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$819
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$494

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Distance City Cost of living
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$584
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$680
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$594
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$860
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1126
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1002
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$667
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$643
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$669
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$782
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$598
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$644
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$683
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$697
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$763
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$620
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$684
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$652
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$557
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$705
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$650
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$644
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$652
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$623
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$636
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$617
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$665
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$646
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$604
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$611
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$628
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$647
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$626
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$525