Jeddah vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1146
$708
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2809
$2004
🏠 One person rent
$512
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$899
$591
🍽️ Food expenses
$330
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2297
$725
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
45
60
😀 Quality of life
76
53
🏙️ Population
4.7M
9.4M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 62% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 4650th and 6849th ($1146 vs $708) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 51st 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 48th in China, while ranked 860th and 6084th 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
$6.67
$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.1
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.93
$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$1.56
 Cappuccino
$3.94
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$976
$752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$666
$463
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.2
$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.3
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2107
$5147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1025
$3264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$4.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.62
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.75
$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.36
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.35
$9.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.7
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.52
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.65
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.79
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.8
$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$7.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.4
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.6
$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.8
$62.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$410
$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6204
$12465

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$1131
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
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$329
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$482
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$969
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$846
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$1006
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$487
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$1078
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$335
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$362
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$342
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$1637
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$505
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$336
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$464
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$546
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$481
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$662
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$381
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$798
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$943
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$482
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$590
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$716
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$661
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$573
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$805
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$1097
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$984
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$677
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$671
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$700
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$670
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$665
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$868
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$587
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$645
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$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$670
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$682
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$726
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$631
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$695
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$650
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$640
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$602
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$681
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$657
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$642
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$654
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$702
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$643
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$616
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$672
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$636
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$644
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$607
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$603
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$642
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$643
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$621
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$522