Dammam vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1056
$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2577
$1661
🏠 One person rent
$475
$209
🏘️ Family rent
$789
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2468
$709
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
40
24
😀 Quality of life
74
39
🏙️ Population
903K
6.56M

The cost of living in Dammam is 78% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5127th and 7740th ($1056 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 263rd 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 1259th and 7044th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Shaoyang

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Dammam Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.65
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$748
$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.8
$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.8
$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.9
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1112
$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.6
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.93
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.06
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.12
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.94
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.18
$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.86
$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.54
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.3
$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.1
$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8339
$11393

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$1068
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$1243
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$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
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$536
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$553
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$579
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$609
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$590
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$543
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$579
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$582
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$570
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$586
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$575
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$577
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$480
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$563
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$539
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$724
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$552
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$573
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$577
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$522
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$533
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$596
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$755
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$549
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$590
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$758
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$569
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$556
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$818
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$564
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$589
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$600
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$561
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$591
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$591
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$761
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$579
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$602
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$575
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$600