Dammam vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2479
$1938
🏠 One person rent
$494
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$812
$462
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1994
$892
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
40
53
😀 Quality of life
76
71
🏙️ Population
903K
9.4M

The cost of living in Dammam is 54% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 5399th and 7431st ($1037 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 80th in Saudi Arabia and China, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dammam compared to 1.3 months in Ningbo. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Ningbo ranked 26th in China, while ranked 1421st and 3738th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Ningbo

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Dammam Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.6
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.6
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$2.95
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.1
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.3
$7.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.02%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$4479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$832
$2802
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.38
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.46
$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.73
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.17
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.85
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.5
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$66.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$693
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7883
$15051

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$584
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$680
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$594
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$860
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1126
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1002
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$667
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$643
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$669
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$782
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$598
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$644
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$683
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$697
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$763
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$620
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$684
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$652
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$557
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$705
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$650
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$644
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$652
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$623
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$636
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$617
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$665
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$646
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$604
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$611
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$628
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$647
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$626
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$525