Changchun vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Changchun	Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$557	$1008
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1387	$2457
🏠 One person rent	$233	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$350	$760
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.9	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$858	$2256
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	71	40
😀 Quality of life	56	78
🏙️ Population	9.07M	903K

The cost of living in Changchun is 45% less expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 8224th and 5502nd ($557 vs $1008) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 336th and 7th in China and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check China vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Changchun compared to 2.2 months in Dammam. Changchun ranked 52nd best city to live in China vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6189th and 1077th 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	$2.81	$6.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.1	$34.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$2.72
🥤 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	$175	$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$315	$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.2	$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.4	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.2	$54.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.31%	4.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1671	$1114
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4009	$988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.06	$40.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.25	$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.31	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.33	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$6.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$7.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.81	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$2.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.68	$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$7.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.85	$3.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.04	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.1	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.9	$71.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.49	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.1	$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.24	$4.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.8	$68.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.9	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$279	$418
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8358	$8640

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Cities near Changchun

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi	Gongzhuling	$457
81 km or 50 mi	Dehui	$548
105 km or 65 mi	Siping	$553
109 km or 68 mi	Jilin	$532
112 km or 69 mi	Liaoyuan	$532
127 km or 79 mi	Panshi	$521
138 km or 86 mi	Fuyu	$566
143 km or 89 mi	Shuangliao	$517
148 km or 92 mi	Yushu	$570
150 km or 93 mi	Shulan	$539
157 km or 98 mi	Meihekou	$519
162 km or 100 mi	Huadian	$518
173 km or 107 mi	Jiaohe	$521
178 km or 111 mi	Kaiyuan	$516
193 km or 120 mi	Da'an	$543
210 km or 131 mi	Wuchang	$564
211 km or 131 mi	Diaobingshan	$511
211 km or 131 mi	Tieling	$521
235 km or 146 mi	Harbin	$655
238 km or 148 mi	Tongliao	$537
240 km or 149 mi	Baishan	$521
248 km or 154 mi	Zhaodong	$616
250 km or 155 mi	Fushun	$470
250 km or 155 mi	Taonan	$521
251 km or 156 mi	Dunhua	$518
263 km or 163 mi	Shangzhi	$564
267 km or 166 mi	Baicheng	$541
271 km or 169 mi	Linjiang	$501
274 km or 170 mi	Shenyang	$554
279 km or 173 mi	Anda	$588
287 km or 178 mi	Xinmin	$518
300 km or 187 mi	Daqing	$599
313 km or 194 mi	Benxi	$434
315 km or 196 mi	Dengta	$492
319 km or 198 mi	Ji'an	$499
335 km or 208 mi	Suihua	$649
337 km or 209 mi	Liaoyang	$489
343 km or 213 mi	Helong	$505
344 km or 214 mi	Ning'an	$509
345 km or 214 mi	Ulanhot	$532

Cities near Dammam

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Dhahran	$908
53 km or 33 mi	Isa Town	$1230
54 km or 33 mi	Manama	$1237
56 km or 35 mi	Qatif	$873
57 km or 35 mi	Riffa	$1201
76 km or 47 mi	Jubail	$930
119 km or 74 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
163 km or 101 mi	Al Khor	$1770
191 km or 119 mi	Doha	$1849
291 km or 181 mi	Bushehr	$453
325 km or 202 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
334 km or 207 mi	Borazjan	$477
385 km or 239 mi	Kazerun	$503
388 km or 241 mi	Kuwait City	$1454
394 km or 245 mi	Riyadh	$1627
411 km or 256 mi	Jahrom	$530
425 km or 264 mi	Al-Faw	$730
427 km or 265 mi	Shiraz	$553
447 km or 278 mi	Fasa	$529
453 km or 282 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
463 km or 288 mi	Behbahan	$483
465 km or 289 mi	Marvdasht	$530
467 km or 290 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
468 km or 291 mi	Abadan	$549
473 km or 294 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
481 km or 299 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
483 km or 300 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
492 km or 306 mi	Yasuj	$463
498 km or 310 mi	Az Zubayr	$719
503 km or 313 mi	Basra	$889
537 km or 334 mi	Dubai	$2514
543 km or 337 mi	Sharjah	$1419
550 km or 342 mi	Ajman	$2521
554 km or 344 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
561 km or 349 mi	Ahvaz	$571
601 km or 374 mi	Izeh	$459
604 km or 376 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
610 km or 379 mi	Unaizah	$967
616 km or 383 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
616 km or 383 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$517