Dammam vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1059
$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2518
$2019
🏠 One person rent
$514
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$842
$459
🍽️ Food expenses
$313
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1923
$847
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
40
67
😀 Quality of life
75
71
🏙️ Population
903K
10.5M

The cost of living in Dammam is 53% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 5152nd and 7308th ($1059 vs $694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 67th in Saudi Arabia and China, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 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 1491st and 3241st 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
$7.52
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.72
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$2.86
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$874
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$604
$335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$67
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.8
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.83%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1087
$5717
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$803
$3114
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$4.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.84
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.77
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.7
$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$7.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.8
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$496
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7969
$25442

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56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$778
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1062
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$917
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$2015
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$2100
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$454
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$457
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$471
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1437
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1628
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$494
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$703
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$505
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$497
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$708
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$469
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$485
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$522
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$509
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$459
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$694
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$861
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2470
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1543
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2356
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$548
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$452
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$938
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$487

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$785
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$995
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$627
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$638
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$548
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$873
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$678
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2396
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2663
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$801
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$777
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$858
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$954
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$793
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$908
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$766
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$600
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$828
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$778
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$473
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$682
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$474
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$612
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$739
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$802
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$797
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$758
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$751
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$824
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$705
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$714
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$528
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$702
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$648
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$602
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$601
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$620