Changsha vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$577
$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1727
$2577
🏠 One person rent
$190
$475
🏘️ Family rent
$504
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.9
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$796
$2468
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
95
40
😀 Quality of life
68
74
🏙️ Population
10M
903K

The cost of living in Changsha is 45% less expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 7932nd and 5127th ($577 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 335th 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 Changsha compared to 2.3 months in Dammam. Changsha ranked 21st best city to live in China vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 3100th and 1259th among best cities to live in the world.

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Changsha Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.72
$6.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.8
$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$185
$375
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$341
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$748
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$439
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$63.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$97.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.5
$62.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2062
$1147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5493
$1112
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.9
$33.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.36
$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$6.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$8.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.62
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.92
$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$2.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$7.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.14
$3.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.47
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.1
$71.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.47
$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.04
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.4
$68.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.1
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$304
$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8619
$8339

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$582
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$570
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$575
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$586
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$563
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$577
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$579
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$596
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$553
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$590
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$569
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$590
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$480
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$536
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$549
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$592
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$589
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$533
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$564
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$591
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$635
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$600
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$609
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$600
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$591
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$556
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$552
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$724
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$561
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$619
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$645
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$506
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$656
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$679
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$579
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$638
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$600
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$660
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$613
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$558

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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