Ningbo vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ningbo Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$660
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1956
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$249
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$431
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.7
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1198
$2284
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
53
70
😀 Quality of life
73
78
🏙️ Population
9.4M
7.01M

The cost of living in Ningbo is 59% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 7558th and 3485th ($660 vs $1628) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 114th 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 1.8 months in Ningbo compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Ningbo ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 2343rd and 899th 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
$3.03
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$177
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$614
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.5
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.72
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.12%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4619
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2635
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.7
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.45
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.57
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.5
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.14
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.43
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.2
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.82
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.84
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.8
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.7
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$803
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15801
$10912

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$571
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$670
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$677
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$899
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1147
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1030
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$696
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$687
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$726
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$680
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$708
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$798
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$611
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$678
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$725
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$686
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$774
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$643
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$663
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$667
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$581
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$717
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$658
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$661
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$657
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$636
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$645
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$628
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$684
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$651
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$659
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$623
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$627
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$646
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$664
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$644
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459