Dammam vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1008
$758
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2457
$1996
🏠 One person rent
$458
$322
🏘️ Family rent
$760
$570
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2256
$792
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
40
97
😀 Quality of life
78
75
🏙️ Population
903K
18.7M

The cost of living in Dammam is 33% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 5502nd and 6838th ($1008 vs $758) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 36th in Saudi Arabia and China, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dammam compared to 1 months in Guangzhou. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 1077th and 2100th 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
$6.42
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.4
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.76
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$2.72
$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$377
$472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$321
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$410
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.8
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.32%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1114
$9090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$988
$3370
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.4
$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$4.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.63
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$2.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.13
$8.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.93
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.17
$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.9
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.4
$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$6.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.5
$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$418
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8640
$14783

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$908
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$1230
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1237
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$873
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1201
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$930
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1770
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1849
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$453
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$477
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$503
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1454
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1627
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$530
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$730
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$553
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$529
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$726
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$483
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$530
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$549
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$542
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$463
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$719
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$889
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2514
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1419
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2521
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$571
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$459
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$967
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$517

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677