Dammam vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2479
$1896
🏠 One person rent
$494
$259
🏘️ Family rent
$812
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$82.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1994
$777
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
40
67
😀 Quality of life
76
71
🏙️ Population
903K
10.5M

The cost of living in Dammam is 56% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 5399th and 7469th ($1037 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 89th in Saudi Arabia and China, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dammam compared to 1.2 months in Dongguan. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Dongguan ranked 25th in China, while ranked 1421st and 3662nd 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
$6.6
$2.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.6
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.95
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$559
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$326
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.1
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$63
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.3
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.02%
3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$6553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$832
$3642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$21.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.38
$3.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.46
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.73
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.17
$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.85
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.5
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$7.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7883
$22205

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$793
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$465
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$1281
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$489
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$523
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$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
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$931
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$635
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$782
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$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
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$621
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$848
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$674
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2415
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2674
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1718
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$765
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$844
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$943
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$832
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$807
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$896
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$760
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$589
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$816
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$769
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$464
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$673
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$465
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$602
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$730
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$790
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$789
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$814
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$738
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$805
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$698
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$699
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$533
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$696
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$638
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$609
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$587
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$608