Beijing vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beijing Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1067
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3071
$2504
🏠 One person rent
$596
$419
🏘️ Family rent
$1354
$757
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$327
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1802
$2391
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
100
39
😀 Quality of life
77
73
🏙️ Population
21.9M
903K

The cost of living in Beijing is 8% more expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 5141st and 5777th ($1067 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 4th in China and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check China vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Beijing compared to 2.4 months in Dammam. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 763rd and 1641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Beijing Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.04
$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.94
$7.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$851
$285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$473
$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2126
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1079
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14636
$1159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7425
$1119
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.07
$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$7.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$8.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.28
$2.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.57
$8.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.63
$3.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.6
$77.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.51
$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.9
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.8
$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$782
$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23714
$8345

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$734
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$769
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$786
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$675
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$679
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$710
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$611
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$714
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$482
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$700
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$742
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$620
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$760
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$720
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$693
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$572
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$614
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$684
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$677
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$649
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$605
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$555
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$670
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$568
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$588
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$547
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$677
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$668
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$729
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$616
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$670
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$637
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$648
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$661
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$632
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$644
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$869

Cities near Dammam

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Dhahran
$870
53 km or 33 mi Isa Town
$1226
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1267
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$878
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1218
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$928
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1719
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1810
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$548
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$541
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$537
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1457
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1586
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$561
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$713
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$558
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$556
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$716
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$507
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$546
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$557
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$552
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$489
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$705
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$879
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2309
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1503
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2084
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$588
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$490
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$940
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$547