Changwon vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Changwon	Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2495	$2577
🏠 One person rent	$464	$475
🏘️ Family rent	$632	$789
🍽️ Food expenses	$424	$338
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.2	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1765	$2468
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	66	40
😀 Quality of life	69	74
🏙️ Population	1.01M	903K

The cost of living in Changwon is 2% more expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 4989th and 5127th ($1075 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 6th in South Korea and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check South Korea vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Changwon compared to 2.3 months in Dammam. Changwon ranked 32nd best city to live in South Korea vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 2837th and 1259th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changwon vs Dammam

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	Changwon	Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.71	$6.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.2	$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.59	$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$3.44	$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$829	$375
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$341
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1272	$748
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$281	$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.6	$63.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$97.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.7	$62.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7026	$1147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5850	$1112
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.2	$33.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.16	$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.85	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$6.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.21	$8.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.1	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.98	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$2.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$7.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.42	$3.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$71.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.3	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$87	$68.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.6	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$467	$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13559	$8339

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Changwon

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Masan	$998
21 km or 13 mi	Gimhae	$959
26 km or 16 mi	Miryang	$1030
27 km or 17 mi	Sacheon	$983
36 km or 22 mi	Yangsan	$1027
40 km or 25 mi	Busan	$1060
48 km or 30 mi	Geoje	$887
52 km or 32 mi	Tongyeong	$924
52 km or 32 mi	Jinju	$1054
61 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$991
66 km or 41 mi	Daegu	$995
68 km or 42 mi	Ulsan	$1059
82 km or 51 mi	Gyeongju	$1388
82 km or 51 mi	Yeongcheon	$1115
94 km or 58 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
106 km or 66 mi	Gimcheon	$977
106 km or 66 mi	Pohang	$988
107 km or 66 mi	Yeosu	$989
107 km or 67 mi	Gumi	$992
112 km or 70 mi	Suncheon	$1059
114 km or 71 mi	Tsushima Island	$901
116 km or 72 mi	Namwon	$987
133 km or 82 mi	Tsushima	$903
134 km or 83 mi	Sangju	$1000
144 km or 89 mi	Andong	$880
149 km or 93 mi	Jeonju	$854
152 km or 95 mi	Mungyeong	$979
158 km or 98 mi	Gwangju	$1101
165 km or 103 mi	Daejeon	$992
166 km or 103 mi	Jeongeup	$970
168 km or 105 mi	Gyeryong	$977
170 km or 106 mi	Gimje	$937
170 km or 106 mi	Iksan	$959
172 km or 107 mi	Yeongju	$964
175 km or 109 mi	Nonsan	$1019
178 km or 111 mi	Naju	$1012
183 km or 114 mi	Sejong	$1019
184 km or 114 mi	Cheongju	$936
190 km or 118 mi	Gongju	$1038
192 km or 119 mi	Gunsan	$1005

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