Dammam vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1059
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2518
$1823
🏠 One person rent
$514
$234
🏘️ Family rent
$842
$399
🍽️ Food expenses
$313
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$72.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1923
$798
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
40
93
😀 Quality of life
75
72
🏙️ Population
903K
9.5M

The cost of living in Dammam is 69% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 5152nd and 7755th ($1059 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 181st 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 1.3 months in Foshan. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Foshan ranked 19th in China, while ranked 1491st and 2991st 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
$7.52
$3.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.72
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.04
☕ Cappuccino
$2.86
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$874
$485
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$604
$259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$51.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.8
$15.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.83%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1087
$4322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$803
$1845
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$5.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.84
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.77
$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$6.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.7
$71.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$5.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$3.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.8
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7969
$22953

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19 km or 12 mi Dhahran
$965
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$1218
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1340
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$778
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1062
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$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
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$785
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$873
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$548
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$694
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$807
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$801
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$858
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$678
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1734
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$995
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$638
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2396
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2663
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$908
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$777
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$828
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$793
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$766
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$778
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$954
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$802
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$797
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$751
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$739
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$600
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$682
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$473
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$824
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$714
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$758
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$474
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$612
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$528
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$620
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$601
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$648
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$602
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$711
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$679