Dammam vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$989
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2504
$2650
🏠 One person rent
$419
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$757
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2391
$1271
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
39
81
😀 Quality of life
73
83
🏙️ Population
903K
2.73M

The cost of living in Dammam is 6% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 5777th and 6046th ($989 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th in Saudi Arabia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 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 1641st and 389th 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
$6.51
$3.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.2
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.56
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.5
$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.5
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
2.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1159
$4772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1119
$2838
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.2
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$8.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.13
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.06
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.16
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.9
$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$9.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$81.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$82
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$348
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8345
$12438

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Dhahran
$870
53 km or 33 mi Isa Town
$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

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643