Dammam vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1056
$611
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2577
$1821
🏠 One person rent
$475
$208
🏘️ Family rent
$789
$440
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2468
$754
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
40
95
😀 Quality of life
74
70
🏙️ Population
903K
9.5M

The cost of living in Dammam is 73% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 5127th and 7543rd ($1056 vs $611) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 199th in Saudi Arabia and China, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Dammam compared to 1.2 months in Foshan. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Foshan ranked 13th in China, while ranked 1259th and 2601st among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.65
$3.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$4.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$748
$570
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.8
$42.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.8
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.9
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$4361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1112
$1806
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.6
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$4.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.93
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.06
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.12
$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.94
$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.18
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.86
$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.54
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.3
$67.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$6.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.1
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$70.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$411
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8339
$18096

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1068
53 km or 33 mi Isa Town
$1243
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1280
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$897
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1223
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$901
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1709
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1779
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$551
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$546
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$557
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1393
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1637
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$547
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$736
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$589
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$548
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$740
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$536
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$563
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$547
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$544
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$529
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$723
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$904
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2379
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1494
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2240
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$597
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$525
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$969
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$552

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$774
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$804
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$461
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$656
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$793
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$794
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$812
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$653
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1588
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$823
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$916
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$601
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2432
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2737
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$877
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$764
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$803
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$818
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$755
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$758
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$936
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$761
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$756
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$771
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$724
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$569
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$655
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$443
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$764
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$702
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$761
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$451
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$581
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$522
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$598
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$579
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$609
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$590
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$650
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$642