Changchun vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Changchun	Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$573	$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1493	$2577
🏠 One person rent	$229	$475
🏘️ Family rent	$405	$789
🍽️ Food expenses	$223	$338
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.9	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$927	$2468
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	73	40
😀 Quality of life	53	74
🏙️ Population	9.07M	903K

The cost of living in Changchun is 46% less expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 7971st and 5127th ($573 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 351st 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 1.6 months in Changchun compared to 2.3 months in Dammam. Changchun ranked 47th best city to live in China vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6079th and 1259th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changchun vs Dammam

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	Changchun	Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.8	$6.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.9	$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$375
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$191	$341
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$748
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$287	$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.6	$63.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.6	$97.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.7	$62.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.64%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2608	$1147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3942	$1112
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.01	$33.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.01	$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.15	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$6.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$8.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.79	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$2.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$7.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.83	$3.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.08	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$71.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.57	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.22	$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.5	$68.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.5	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$274	$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8252	$8339

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Cities near Changchun

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi	Gongzhuling	$461
81 km or 50 mi	Dehui	$556
105 km or 65 mi	Siping	$524
109 km or 68 mi	Jilin	$553
112 km or 69 mi	Liaoyuan	$516
127 km or 79 mi	Panshi	$517
138 km or 86 mi	Fuyu	$573
143 km or 89 mi	Shuangliao	$509
148 km or 92 mi	Yushu	$582
150 km or 93 mi	Shulan	$558
157 km or 98 mi	Meihekou	$513
162 km or 100 mi	Huadian	$523
173 km or 107 mi	Jiaohe	$544
178 km or 111 mi	Kaiyuan	$514
193 km or 120 mi	Da'an	$545
210 km or 131 mi	Wuchang	$596
211 km or 131 mi	Diaobingshan	$508
211 km or 131 mi	Tieling	$520
235 km or 146 mi	Harbin	$653
238 km or 148 mi	Tongliao	$538
240 km or 149 mi	Baishan	$520
248 km or 154 mi	Zhaodong	$619
250 km or 155 mi	Fushun	$459
250 km or 155 mi	Taonan	$523
251 km or 156 mi	Dunhua	$560
263 km or 163 mi	Shangzhi	$606
267 km or 166 mi	Baicheng	$542
271 km or 169 mi	Linjiang	$500
274 km or 170 mi	Shenyang	$539
279 km or 173 mi	Anda	$596
287 km or 178 mi	Xinmin	$514
300 km or 187 mi	Daqing	$616
313 km or 194 mi	Benxi	$455
315 km or 196 mi	Dengta	$495
319 km or 198 mi	Ji'an	$493
335 km or 208 mi	Suihua	$664
337 km or 209 mi	Liaoyang	$500
343 km or 213 mi	Helong	$537
344 km or 214 mi	Ning'an	$658
345 km or 214 mi	Ulanhot	$532

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