Dammam vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1056
$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2577
$1915
🏠 One person rent
$475
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$789
$643
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2468
$707
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
40
24
😀 Quality of life
74
38
🏙️ Population
903K
7.82M

The cost of living in Dammam is 43% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 5127th and 6735th ($1056 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 43rd 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 months in Shangqiu. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Shangqiu ranked 300th in China, while ranked 1259th and 7140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.65
$3.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.06
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$748
$464
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.8
$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.8
$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.9
$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$3083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1112
$1982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.6
$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.93
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.06
$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.12
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.94
$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.18
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.86
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.54
$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.3
$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$27
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.1
$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8339
$17921

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$1243
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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
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$600
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1385
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$584
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$787
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$545
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$660
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$580
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$577
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$591
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$643
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$484
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$602
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$591
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$800
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$633
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$586
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$547
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$538
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$591
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$593
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$548
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$571
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$512
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$575
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$625
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$552
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$551
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$528
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$519
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$575
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$578
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$637
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$571
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$522
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$505
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$591
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$571
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$561
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$479
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$529