Dammam vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$989
$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2504
$2023
🏠 One person rent
$419
$289
🏘️ Family rent
$757
$527
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$91.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2391
$764
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
39
20
😀 Quality of life
73
40
🏙️ Population
903K
6.44M

The cost of living in Dammam is 38% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 5777th and 6841st ($989 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 76th in Saudi Arabia and China, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Dammam compared to 1.1 months in Shangrao. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Shangrao ranked 224th in China, while ranked 1641st and 6892nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.51
$3.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.2
$25.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$334
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.5
$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$48.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.5
$16.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
4.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1159
$5346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1119
$2656
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.2
$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$5.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.13
$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.06
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.16
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.9
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$6.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$45.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$5.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8345
$19047

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56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$878
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1218
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$928
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1719
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1810
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$548
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$541
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$537
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1457
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1586
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$561
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$713
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$558
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$556
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$716
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$507
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$546
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$557
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$552
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$489
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$705
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$879
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2309
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1503
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2084
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$588
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$490
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$940
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
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$547

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Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$634
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$643
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$636
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$633
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$666
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$694
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$618
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$731
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$719
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$673
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$521
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$708
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$670
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$642
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$642
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$683
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$672
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$703
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$776
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$719
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$705
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$636
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$646
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$771
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$843
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$706
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$658
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$698
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$590
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$742
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$702
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$903
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$628
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$712
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$706
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$676
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$714
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$661
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$611
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$694