Dammam vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$989
$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2504
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$419
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$757
$415
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2391
$864
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
39
95
😀 Quality of life
73
70
🏙️ Population
903K
9.5M

The cost of living in Dammam is 64% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 5777th and 7753rd ($989 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 301st 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 1.4 months in Foshan. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Foshan ranked 11th in China, while ranked 1641st and 2359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.51
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.2
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.14
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.5
$41.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$64.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.5
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1159
$4523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1119
$2043
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.2
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.13
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.06
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.16
$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$5.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.9
$69.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$7.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$3.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$549
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8345
$24357

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$870
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$1226
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$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
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$763
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$830
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$491
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$678
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$806
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$808
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$824
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$641
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1590
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$958
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$629
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2427
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2753
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$895
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$801
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$819
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$852
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$783
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$780
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1014
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$774
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$774
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$794
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$746
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$726
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$795
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$691
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$781
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$725
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$813
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$592
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$605
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$538
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$623
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$607
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$618
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$611
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$671
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$660