Dammam vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dammam	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1005	$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2432	$1601
🏠 One person rent	$432	$212
🏘️ Family rent	$645	$402
🍽️ Food expenses	$343	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2103	$720
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	39	24
😀 Quality of life	71	43
🏙️ Population	903K	6.56M

The cost of living in Dammam is 74% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5279th and 7871st ($1005 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 396th in Saudi Arabia and China, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dammam compared to 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Shaoyang ranked 236th in China, while ranked 2267th and 6810th 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	$6.4	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48	$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.76	$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$4.62	$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$307	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$300	$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$642	$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$440	$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.2	$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.4	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1145	$3499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1121	$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.7	$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$3.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.03	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.14	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.01	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.92	$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.29	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.2	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.78	$5.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$70	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$65.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$457	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8580	$11076

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Cities near Dammam

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Dhahran	$959
53 km or 33 mi	Isa Town	$1327
54 km or 33 mi	Manama	$1375
56 km or 35 mi	Qatif	$868
57 km or 35 mi	Riffa	$1285
76 km or 47 mi	Jubail	$910
119 km or 74 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$768
163 km or 101 mi	Al Khor	$1810
191 km or 119 mi	Doha	$1872
291 km or 181 mi	Bushehr	$646
325 km or 202 mi	Al Wafrah	$1256
334 km or 207 mi	Borazjan	$621
385 km or 239 mi	Kazerun	$606
388 km or 241 mi	Kuwait City	$1424
394 km or 245 mi	Riyadh	$1642
411 km or 256 mi	Jahrom	$798
425 km or 264 mi	Al-Faw	$710
427 km or 265 mi	Shiraz	$606
447 km or 278 mi	Fasa	$890
453 km or 282 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
463 km or 288 mi	Behbahan	$541
465 km or 289 mi	Marvdasht	$604
467 km or 290 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$544
468 km or 291 mi	Abadan	$543
473 km or 294 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1673
481 km or 299 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1936
483 km or 300 mi	Khorramshahr	$540
492 km or 306 mi	Yasuj	$561
498 km or 310 mi	Az Zubayr	$698
503 km or 313 mi	Basra	$875
537 km or 334 mi	Dubai	$2229
543 km or 337 mi	Sharjah	$1612
550 km or 342 mi	Ajman	$1841
554 km or 344 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1577
561 km or 349 mi	Ahvaz	$559
601 km or 374 mi	Izeh	$522
604 km or 376 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1584
610 km or 379 mi	Unaizah	$1013
616 km or 383 mi	Bandar Abbas	$758
616 km or 383 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$543

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$538
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$554
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$570
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$584
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$530
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$549
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$585
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$578
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$555
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$575
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$585
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$533
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$579
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$565
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$548
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$752
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$579
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$584
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$573
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$525
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$558
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$604
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$774
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$574
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$587
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$785
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$580
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$856
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$581
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$602
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$613
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$574
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$609
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$596
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$812
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$596
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$599
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$577
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$586