Dammam vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$989
$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2504
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$419
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$757
$542
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2391
$738
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
39
69
😀 Quality of life
73
69
🏙️ Population
903K
10.5M

The cost of living in Dammam is 46% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 5777th and 7055th ($989 vs $678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 115th in Saudi Arabia and China, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Dammam compared to 1.1 months in Dongguan. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Dongguan ranked 18th in China, while ranked 1641st and 3115th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.51
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.2
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$685
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.5
$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.5
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1159
$5799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1119
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.2
$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.13
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.06
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.16
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.9
$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8345
$21927

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623