Dammam vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$989
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2504
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$419
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$757
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2391
$1905
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
39
100
😀 Quality of life
73
79
🏙️ Population
903K
24.9M

The cost of living in Dammam is 13% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5777th and 4780th ($989 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th 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 1.7 months in Shanghai. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 1641st and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.51
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.2
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.5
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.5
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1159
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1119
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.2
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.13
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.06
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.16
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.9
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8345
$31401

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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
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
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$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774