Dammam vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$989
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2504
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$419
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$757
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2391
$727
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
39
24
😀 Quality of life
73
39
🏙️ Population
903K
6.56M

The cost of living in Dammam is 62% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5777th and 7649th ($989 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 262nd 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 1641st and 7013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.51
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.2
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.5
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.5
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1159
$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1119
$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.2
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.13
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.06
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.16
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.9
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8345
$10066

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Distance City Cost of living
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$870
53 km or 33 mi Isa Town
$1226
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1267
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$878
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1218
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$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
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$547

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$570
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$600
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$618
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$611
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$558
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$599
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$603
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$595
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$611
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$582
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$497
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$746
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$596
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$594
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$538
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$552
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$623
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$783
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$566
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$611
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$780
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$592
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$573
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$852
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$590
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$612
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$628
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$580
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$605
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$614
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$813
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$607
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$619
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$581
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$610