Dammam vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1005
$589
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2432
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$432
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$645
$367
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2103
$838
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
39
69
😀 Quality of life
71
71
🏙️ Population
903K
10.5M

The cost of living in Dammam is 71% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 5279th and 7769th ($1005 vs $589) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 350th in Saudi Arabia and China, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dammam compared to 1.4 months in Dongguan. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Dongguan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 2267th and 2370th 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
$6.4
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.76
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$0.75
 Cappuccino
$4.62
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$307
$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$300
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$642
$419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$440
$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.3
$33.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.2
$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.4
$9.62
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1145
$5578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1121
$3231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$4.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.75
$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.14
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.01
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.83
$4.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$83.2
$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.4
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$49
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$74
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$457
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8580
$16599

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$959
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$1327
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1375
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$868
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1285
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$910
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1810
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1872
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$646
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$621
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$606
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1424
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1642
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$798
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$710
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$606
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$890
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$708
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$541
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$604
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$543
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$540
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$561
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$698
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$875
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2229
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1612
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$1841
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$559
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$522
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$1013
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$543

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$742
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$575
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$837
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$481
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$812
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$618
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2410
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2614
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1565
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$781
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$891
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$816
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$791
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1083
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$830
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$856
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$876
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$774
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$738
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$824
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$785
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$716
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$799
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$588
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$752
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$831
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$857
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$812
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$806
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$777
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$735
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$525
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$719
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$584
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$530
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$596
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$611