Dammam vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2479
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$494
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$812
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1994
$879
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
40
99
😀 Quality of life
76
75
🏙️ Population
903K
24.9M

The cost of living in Dammam is 8% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5399th and 4971st ($1037 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 5th 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 0.8 months in Shanghai. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 1421st and 1655th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Shanghai

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Dammam Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.6
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.6
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.95
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.1
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.3
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.02%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$832
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.38
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.46
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.73
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.17
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.85
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.5
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7883
$27781

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$928
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$793
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$1923
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$2014
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$465
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$1281
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$489
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$523
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$1461
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1632
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$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
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$931
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$635
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$1002
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$669
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$696
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$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
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$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
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$677
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$601
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$661
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$665
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$632
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$765