Dammam vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$989
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2504
$1794
🏠 One person rent
$419
$278
🏘️ Family rent
$757
$393
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$74.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2391
$831
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
39
53
😀 Quality of life
73
50
🏙️ Population
903K
8.78M

The cost of living in Dammam is 48% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 5777th and 7155th ($989 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 142nd in Saudi Arabia and China, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Dammam compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Quanzhou ranked 57th in China, while ranked 1641st and 6224th 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
$6.51
$2.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.2
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$425
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.5
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.5
$9.92
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1159
$2834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1119
$1563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.2
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$2.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.13
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.06
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.16
$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.9
$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$8.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8345
$22902

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Distance City Cost of living
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$870
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$654
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$821
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$807
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$661
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$731
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$706
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$642
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$673
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$683
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$841
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$931
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$698
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$761
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$818
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$864
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$592
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$828
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$707
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$605
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$795
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$841
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$691
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1060
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$726
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$1028
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$745
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$643
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$801
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$719
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$813
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$716
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$634
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$776
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$636
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$618
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1014