Dammam vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1056
$1097
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2577
$3454
🏠 One person rent
$475
$577
🏘️ Family rent
$789
$1404
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2468
$1644
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
40
100
😀 Quality of life
74
78
🏙️ Population
903K
24.9M

The cost of living in Dammam is 4% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5127th and 4858th ($1056 vs $1097) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 2.3 months in Dammam compared to 1.5 months in Shanghai. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 1259th and 675th 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
$6.65
$4.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$455
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$748
$2226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$1115
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.8
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.8
$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.9
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
3.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$14361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1112
$8086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.6
$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.93
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.06
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.12
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.94
$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.18
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.86
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.54
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.3
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$87.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.1
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$1181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8339
$30174

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$1068
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$1243
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$1280
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$897
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1223
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$901
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1709
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1779
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$551
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$546
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$557
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1393
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1637
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$547
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$736
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$589
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$548
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$740
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$536
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$563
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$547
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$544
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$529
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$723
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$904
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2379
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1494
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2240
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$597
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$525
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$969
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$552

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$984
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$665
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$700
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$868
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$573
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$631
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$645
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$602
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$670
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$670
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$657
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$590
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$708
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$643
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$716
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$695
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$702
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$644
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$805
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$643
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$654
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$603
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$650
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$607
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$644
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$665
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$522
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$620
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$621
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$642
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$677
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$665
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$592
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$672
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$621
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$746