Dammam vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$611
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2479
$1771
🏠 One person rent
$494
$230
🏘️ Family rent
$812
$388
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1994
$780
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
40
93
😀 Quality of life
76
72
🏙️ Population
903K
9.5M

The cost of living in Dammam is 70% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 5399th and 7844th ($1037 vs $611) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 183rd 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 1.3 months in Foshan. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Foshan ranked 14th in China, while ranked 1421st and 3253rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Foshan

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Dammam Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.6
$3.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.6
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.95
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.1
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$77.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.3
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.02%
3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$4193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$832
$1783
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$5.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.38
$3.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.46
$9.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.73
$2.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.17
$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.85
$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.5
$69.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$5.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$3.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$59.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7883
$22493

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$823
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
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$928
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$793
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1923
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$2014
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$465
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$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
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$931
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
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$529

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$782
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$848
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$534
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$666
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$807
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$795
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$844
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$674
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1718
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$832
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$621
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2415
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2674
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$896
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$765
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$816
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$807
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$760
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$769
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$943
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$790
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$789
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$738
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$730
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$589
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$673
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$464
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$805
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$699
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$814
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$465
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$602
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$533
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$608
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$587
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$638
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$609
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$694
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$664