Dammam vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$989
$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2504
$2294
🏠 One person rent
$419
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$757
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$76.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2391
$1294
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
39
97
😀 Quality of life
73
75
🏙️ Population
903K
18.7M

The cost of living in Dammam is 30% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 5777th and 6602nd ($989 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 49th 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 1.7 months in Guangzhou. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 1641st and 1036th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Guangzhou

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Dammam Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.51
$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.2
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$3.43
🥤 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
$457
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$1125
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.5
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.5
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1159
$10222
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1119
$4345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.2
$15.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$4.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.13
$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.06
$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.16
$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.9
$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8345
$15919

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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 Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671