Chengdu vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$660
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1808
$2504
🏠 One person rent
$251
$419
🏘️ Family rent
$445
$757
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$327
🚐 Transport expenses
$87
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$892
$2391
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
94
39
😀 Quality of life
72
73
🏙️ Population
20.9M
903K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 33% less expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 7209th and 5777th ($660 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st and 4th 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 Chengdu compared to 2.4 months in Dammam. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 1933rd and 1641st 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
$2.91
$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$7.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$329
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4168
$1159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2205
$1119
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.5
$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.55
$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$7.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$8.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$2.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$8.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.17
$3.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$77.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.1
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.6
$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$389
$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15153
$8345

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$614
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$605
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$587
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$572
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$611
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$603
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$591
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$604
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$624
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$559
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$625
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$550
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$588
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$613
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$574
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$570
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$609
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$682
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$609
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$618
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$560
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$551
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$627
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$642
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$607
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$596
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$575
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$662
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$593
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$600
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$584
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$595
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$620
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$569
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$568
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$612
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$555
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$594
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$591

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Distance City Cost of living
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$870
53 km or 33 mi Isa Town
$1226
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1267
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$878
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1218
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$928
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1719
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1810
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$548
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$541
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$537
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1457
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1586
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$561
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$713
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$558
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$556
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$716
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$507
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$546
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$557
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$552
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$489
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$705
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$879
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2309
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1503
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2084
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$588
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$490
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$940
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$547