Dammam vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2479
$2063
🏠 One person rent
$494
$354
🏘️ Family rent
$812
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$84.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1994
$829
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
40
96
😀 Quality of life
76
74
🏙️ Population
903K
18.7M

The cost of living in Dammam is 33% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 5399th and 6835th ($1037 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 32nd 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 1.1 months in Guangzhou. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Guangzhou ranked 7th in China, while ranked 1421st and 2285th 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
$6.6
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.6
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$2.95
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$445
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.1
$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.3
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.02%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$8986
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$832
$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.38
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.46
$8.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.73
$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.17
$5.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.85
$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.5
$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$71.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7883
$16938

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$1192
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56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$823
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1109
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$928
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$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
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$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
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694