Dammam vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1056
$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2577
$1973
🏠 One person rent
$475
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$789
$527
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2468
$742
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
40
69
😀 Quality of life
74
69
🏙️ Population
903K
10.5M

The cost of living in Dammam is 61% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 5127th and 7169th ($1056 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 97th in Saudi Arabia and China, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Dammam compared to 1.1 months in Dongguan. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Dongguan ranked 16th in China, while ranked 1259th and 2941st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Dongguan

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Dammam Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.65
$2.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$748
$659
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.8
$37.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.8
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.9
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
4.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$5615
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1112
$3422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.6
$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.93
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.06
$4.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.12
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.94
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.18
$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.86
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.54
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.3
$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.1
$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$65.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$489
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8339
$20945

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56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$897
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1223
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$774
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$916
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$601
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$461
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$804
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$653
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2432
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2737
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1588
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$794
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$764
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$812
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$793
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$936
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$823
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$877
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$755
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$569
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$803
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$758
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$443
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$655
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$451
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$581
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$724
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$761
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$756
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$761
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$771
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$764
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$649
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$702
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$522
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$664
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$609
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$590
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$579
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598