Dammam vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$999
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2479
$2645
🏠 One person rent
$494
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$812
$672
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$77.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1994
$1411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
40
80
😀 Quality of life
76
87
🏙️ Population
903K
2.72M

The cost of living in Dammam is 4% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 5399th and 5666th ($1037 vs $999) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 3rd in Saudi Arabia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dammam compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 1421st and 364th 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
$6.6
$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.6
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.95
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.1
$46.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.3
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.02%
2.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$4856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$832
$3306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$3.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.38
$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$7.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.46
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.73
$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.17
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.85
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.5
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$69.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7883
$11481

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$931
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$1192
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1309
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

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610