Jeddah vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1155
$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2694
$1985
🏠 One person rent
$541
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$841
$533
🍽️ Food expenses
$325
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2303
$768
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
45
60
😀 Quality of life
79
57
🏙️ Population
4.7M
9.4M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 62% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 4809th and 7025th ($1155 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 46th 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 1.1 months in Ningbo. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Ningbo ranked 49th in China, while ranked 894th and 6133rd 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
$6.64
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.98
$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$393
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$627
$425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.5
$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$57.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67
$8.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
3.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2007
$5268
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1025
$3300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39
$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$4.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.34
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.72
$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.57
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$85.1
$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$6.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.4
$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.8
$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$598
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6703
$15234

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Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Mecca
$1162
296 km or 184 mi Port Sudan
$964
307 km or 191 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$1182
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$918
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$903
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$911
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$940
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$500
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$862
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$499
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$860
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1116
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$533
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$348
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$498
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$967
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$825
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$971
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$498
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1069
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$365
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$428
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$346
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1627
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$354
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$560
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$498
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$826
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$517
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$925
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$499
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$398
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$769
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$879
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$500

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$576
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$740
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$666
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$597
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$826
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1128
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1003
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$672
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$631
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$673
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$771
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$586
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$632
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$696
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$679
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$696
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$753
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$612
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$674
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$642
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$547
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$700
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$634
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$637
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$639
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$601
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$621
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$604
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$659
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$622
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$630
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$597
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$597
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$620
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$634
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$618
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$531