Ningbo vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ningbo Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$677
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1957
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$261
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$557
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$278
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.6
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$828
$2566
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
61
71
😀 Quality of life
56
74
🏙️ Population
9.4M
7.01M

The cost of living in Ningbo is 59% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6976th and 2922nd ($677 vs $1642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 122nd 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 1.2 months in Ningbo compared to 1.6 months in Riyadh. Ningbo ranked 36th best city to live in China vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5865th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ningbo Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.95
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.79
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$599
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$456
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.6
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.5
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.19%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5184
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3305
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.1
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.47
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.23
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.26
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.7
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.25
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.99
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.45
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.8
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.11
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.6
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$43
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.5
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$544
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9922
$9649

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561