Dammam vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1008
$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2457
$1652
🏠 One person rent
$458
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$760
$416
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2256
$648
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
40
24
😀 Quality of life
78
44
🏙️ Population
903K
7.82M

The cost of living in Dammam is 69% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 5502nd and 7835th ($1008 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 183rd in Saudi Arabia and China, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dammam compared to 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Shangqiu ranked 298th in China, while ranked 1077th and 7180th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.42
$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.4
$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.76
$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.72
$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$377
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$321
$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71
$34.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$54.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.8
$9.87
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.32%
3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1114
$2747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$988
$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.4
$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.63
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.13
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.93
$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.17
$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.9
$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.4
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.5
$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$418
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8640
$17107

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$908
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$1230
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1237
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$873
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1201
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$930
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1770
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1849
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$453
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$477
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$503
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1454
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1627
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$530
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$730
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$553
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$529
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$726
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$483
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$530
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$549
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$542
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$463
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$719
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$889
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2514
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1419
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2521
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$571
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$459
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$967
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$517

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Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$570
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$807
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$570
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$572
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$478
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$564
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$582
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$567
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$563
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$563
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$499
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$582
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$558
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$585
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$595
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$507
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$517
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$522
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$553
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$553
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$530
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$506
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$504
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$502
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$527
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$523
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$511
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$518
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$513
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$567
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$484
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$580
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$547
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$516
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$509
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$544
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$526
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$538
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$489
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$517