Dammam vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$989
$727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2504
$1858
🏠 One person rent
$419
$277
🏘️ Family rent
$757
$494
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2391
$952
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
39
93
😀 Quality of life
73
65
🏙️ Population
903K
9.37M

The cost of living in Dammam is 36% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 5777th and 6780th ($989 vs $727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 68th 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 1.3 months in Hefei. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Hefei ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 1641st and 4171st among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.51
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.2
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$564
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.5
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.5
$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
4.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1159
$3971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1119
$2140
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.2
$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.13
$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.06
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.16
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.9
$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$4.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8345
$8558

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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
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$694
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$649
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$706
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$658
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$748
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$705
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$903
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$524
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$623
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$672
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$774
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$636
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$642
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$771
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$651
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$673
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$639
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$650
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$703
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$690
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$659
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$648
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$698
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$613
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$619
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$629
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$633
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$702
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$656
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$705
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$729
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$673
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$694
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$528
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$699