Dammam vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1059
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2518
$2603
🏠 One person rent
$514
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$842
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$313
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$80
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1923
$1504
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
40
80
😀 Quality of life
75
88
🏙️ Population
903K
2.71M

The cost of living in Dammam is 9% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 5152nd and 5770th ($1059 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th in Saudi Arabia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Dammam compared to 1.5 months in Kaohsiung. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Kaohsiung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 1491st and 281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Kaohsiung

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Dammam Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.52
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.72
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.86
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$874
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$604
$468
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.8
$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.83%
2.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1087
$4645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$803
$3214
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$3.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$6.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.84
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.77
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.7
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$92.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.8
$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7969
$13326

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Dhahran
$965
53 km or 33 mi Isa Town
$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

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617