Dammam vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1005
$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2432
$2876
🏠 One person rent
$432
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$645
$948
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2103
$1496
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
39
95
😀 Quality of life
71
88
🏙️ Population
903K
4.36M

The cost of living in Dammam is 0.6% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 5279th and 5229th ($1005 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 2nd in Saudi Arabia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dammam compared to 1.5 months in New Taipei. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 2267th and 181st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs New Taipei

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Dammam New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.4
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.76
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.81
 Cappuccino
$4.62
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$307
$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$300
$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$642
$1097
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$440
$766
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.3
$61.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.2
$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.4
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1145
$9649
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1121
$5036
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$8.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$4.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.75
$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$23.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$5.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.14
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.01
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.83
$9.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$83.2
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.4
$9.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$60.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$84.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$457
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8580
$11035

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$959
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$1327
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1375
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$868
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1285
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$910
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1810
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1872
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$646
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$621
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$606
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1424
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1642
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$798
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$710
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$606
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$890
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$708
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$541
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$604
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$543
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$540
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$561
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$698
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$875
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2229
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1612
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$1841
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$559
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$522
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$1013
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$543

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1169
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$861
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$860
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$863
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$917
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$860
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$746
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$995
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$890
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$857
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$791
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$725
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$664
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$675
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$952
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$913
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$694
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1114
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$689
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$676
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$744
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$851
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$787
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$721
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$678
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$735
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$719
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1115
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$667
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$741
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$719
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$655
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$811
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$725
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$644
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$588
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$721
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$589