Dammam vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1059
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2518
$2110
🏠 One person rent
$514
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$842
$587
🍽️ Food expenses
$313
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1923
$1288
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
40
96
😀 Quality of life
75
77
🏙️ Population
903K
18.7M

The cost of living in Dammam is 35% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 5152nd and 6854th ($1059 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 34th 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 1.6 months in Guangzhou. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Guangzhou ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 1491st and 1149th 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
$7.52
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.72
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.86
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$874
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$604
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$53.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.8
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.83%
3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1087
$9091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$803
$3444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.84
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.77
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$5.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.7
$67.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.8
$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7969
$19408

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$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 Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711