Beijing vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Beijing	Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$2577
🏠 One person rent	$575	$475
🏘️ Family rent	$1275	$789
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$338
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1443	$2468
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	100	40
😀 Quality of life	75	74
🏙️ Population	21.9M	903K

The cost of living in Beijing is 4% less expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 5387th and 5127th ($1016 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 6th in China and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check China vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Beijing compared to 2.3 months in Dammam. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 989th and 1259th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Dammam

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	Beijing	Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.86	$6.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$819	$375
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$341
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1965	$748
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$63.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$97.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$62.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14717	$1147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6695	$1112
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$33.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.77	$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$6.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$8.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$2.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$7.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.49	$3.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.51	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$71.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$68.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$698	$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22456	$8339

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$649
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$680
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$472
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$665
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$702
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$592
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$711
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$679
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$655
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$550
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$584
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$642
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$635
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$618
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$581
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$533
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$544
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$564
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$524
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$642
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$638
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$703
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$590
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$638
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$616
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$624
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$600
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$620
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$815

Cities near Dammam

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Dhahran	$1068
53 km or 33 mi	Isa Town	$1243
54 km or 33 mi	Manama	$1280
56 km or 35 mi	Qatif	$897
57 km or 35 mi	Riffa	$1223
76 km or 47 mi	Jubail	$901
119 km or 74 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
163 km or 101 mi	Al Khor	$1709
191 km or 119 mi	Doha	$1779
291 km or 181 mi	Bushehr	$551
325 km or 202 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
334 km or 207 mi	Borazjan	$546
385 km or 239 mi	Kazerun	$557
388 km or 241 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
394 km or 245 mi	Riyadh	$1637
411 km or 256 mi	Jahrom	$547
425 km or 264 mi	Al-Faw	$736
427 km or 265 mi	Shiraz	$589
447 km or 278 mi	Fasa	$548
453 km or 282 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
463 km or 288 mi	Behbahan	$536
465 km or 289 mi	Marvdasht	$563
467 km or 290 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
468 km or 291 mi	Abadan	$547
473 km or 294 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
481 km or 299 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
483 km or 300 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
492 km or 306 mi	Yasuj	$529
498 km or 310 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
503 km or 313 mi	Basra	$904
537 km or 334 mi	Dubai	$2379
543 km or 337 mi	Sharjah	$1494
550 km or 342 mi	Ajman	$2240
554 km or 344 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
561 km or 349 mi	Ahvaz	$597
601 km or 374 mi	Izeh	$525
604 km or 376 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
610 km or 379 mi	Unaizah	$969
616 km or 383 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
616 km or 383 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$552