Chengdu vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$666
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1735
$2479
🏠 One person rent
$281
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$485
$812
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.2
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1050
$1994
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
89
40
😀 Quality of life
75
76
🏙️ Population
20.9M
903K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 36% less expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 7467th and 5399th ($666 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 88th 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 Chengdu compared to 1.9 months in Dammam. Chengdu ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 1710th and 1421st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Dammam

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Chengdu Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.83
$6.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$3.33
$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$763
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$367
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.6
$79.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.5
$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.7
$59.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
5.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3917
$940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2027
$832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.4
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$8.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.92
$2.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.4
$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.26
$3.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.14
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$81.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.89
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.7
$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$420
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13059
$7883

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Distance City Cost of living
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$625
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$617
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$600
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$584
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$621
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$612
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$588
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$611
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$629
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$566
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$628
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$540
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$595
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$598
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$576
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$581
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$595
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$679
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$607
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$612
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$572
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$564
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$599
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$600
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$608
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$606
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$581
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$601
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$627
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$612
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$615
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$596
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$603
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$687
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$566
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$591
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$594
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$578
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$580

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Dhahran
$931
53 km or 33 mi Isa Town
$1192
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1309
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$823
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1109
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$928
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1923
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$2014
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$465
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$489
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$523
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1461
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1632
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$545
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$707
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$565
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$541
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$711
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$492
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$547
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$556
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$551
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$487
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$698
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$861
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2420
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1473
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2183
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$571
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$476
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$931
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529