Dammam vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1059
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2518
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$514
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$842
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$313
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1923
$1068
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
40
99
😀 Quality of life
75
76
🏙️ Population
903K
24.9M

The cost of living in Dammam is 8% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5152nd and 4880th ($1059 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.8 months in Dammam compared to 0.9 months in Shanghai. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 1491st and 1178th 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
$7.52
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.72
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.86
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$874
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$604
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.8
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.83%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1087
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$803
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.84
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.77
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.7
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.8
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7969
$27610

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789