Dammam vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1059
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2518
$1514
🏠 One person rent
$514
$306
🏘️ Family rent
$842
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$313
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$82.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1923
$771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
40
49
😀 Quality of life
75
71
🏙️ Population
903K
8.78M

The cost of living in Dammam is 63% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 5152nd and 7630th ($1059 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 134th in Saudi Arabia and China, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Dammam compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Quanzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 1491st and 3354th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Quanzhou

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Dammam Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.52
$2.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.72
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$2.86
$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$874
$440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$604
$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$48.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.8
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.83%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1087
$2944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$803
$1964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$8.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$1.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$5.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.84
$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.77
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.7
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$8.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$20.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.8
$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7969
$9745

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19 km or 12 mi Dhahran
$965
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$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 Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$643
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$892
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$729
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$673
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$702
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$679
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$705
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$640
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$689
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$672
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$874
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$942
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$687
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$884
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$868
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$921
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$474
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$889
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$904
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$612
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$682
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$938
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$473
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1123
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$600
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$971
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$979
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$792
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$617
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$844
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$717
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$758
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$684
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$596
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$774
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$603
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$603
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$954