Dammam vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2479
$1479
🏠 One person rent
$494
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$812
$414
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1994
$759
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
40
49
😀 Quality of life
76
71
🏙️ Population
903K
8.78M

The cost of living in Dammam is 64% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 5399th and 7679th ($1037 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 137th 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Quanzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 1421st and 3611th 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
$6.6
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.6
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.95
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.1
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.3
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.02%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$2900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$832
$1919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$3.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.38
$1.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$5.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.46
$7.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.73
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.17
$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.85
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.5
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$8.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7883
$9536

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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
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$630
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$903
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$723
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$668
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$696
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$656
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$698
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$634
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$682
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$654
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$888
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$957
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$709
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$889
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$879
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$937
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$465
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$882
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$910
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$602
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$673
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$910
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$464
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1108
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$589
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$999
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$997
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$796
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$610
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$841
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$705
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$814
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$665
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$586
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$763
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$594
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$595
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$943