Ningbo vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ningbo	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$708	$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2004	$3629
🏠 One person rent	$301	$944
🏘️ Family rent	$591	$1530
🍽️ Food expenses	$274	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.5	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$725	$2731
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	60	72
😀 Quality of life	53	78
🏙️ Population	9.4M	7.01M

The cost of living in Ningbo is 57% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6849th and 2911th ($708 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 1st in China and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check China vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Ningbo compared to 1.7 months in Riyadh. Ningbo ranked 48th best city to live in China vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6084th and 733rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ningbo vs Riyadh

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	Ningbo	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.44	$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.9	$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.76	$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$752	$2174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$463	$1140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.7	$69.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.7	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.8	$75.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.19%	5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5147	$2485
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3264	$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.3	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.32	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$9.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.23	$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.88	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.06	$7.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$2.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.6	$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.1	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.6	$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.8	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.3	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$595	$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12465	$10598

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Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$590
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$716
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$573
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$805
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1097
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$984
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$677
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$671
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$700
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$670
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$665
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$868
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$587
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$645
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$701
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$670
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$682
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$726
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$631
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$695
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$650
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$602
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$681
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$657
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$642
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$654
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$702
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$643
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$616
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$672
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$636
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$644
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$607
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$603
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$642
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$643
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$621
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$522

Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$969
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$861
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$1068
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1056
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$901
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$897
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1223
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1243
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1779
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1709
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$846
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$736
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$551
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$547
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$904
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$905
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$546
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$672
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1215
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$557
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$536
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$582
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$597
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$979
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$589
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$683
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$902
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$547
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$529