Dammam vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1059
$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2518
$1684
🏠 One person rent
$514
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$842
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$313
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1923
$827
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
40
21
😀 Quality of life
75
46
🏙️ Population
903K
6.56M

The cost of living in Dammam is 75% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5152nd and 7943rd ($1059 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 243rd in Saudi Arabia and China, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Dammam compared to 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 1491st and 7142nd 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
$7.52
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.72
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$2.86
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$874
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$604
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.8
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.83%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1087
$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$803
$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.84
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.77
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.7
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.8
$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7969
$13867

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Dhahran
$965
53 km or 33 mi Isa Town
$1218
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1340
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$778
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1062
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$917
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$2015
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$2100
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$454
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$457
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$471
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1437
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1628
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$494
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$703
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$505
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$497
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$708
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$469
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$485
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$522
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$509
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$459
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$694
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$861
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2470
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1543
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2356
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$548
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$452
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$938
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$487

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$569
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$589
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$648
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$602
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$560
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$593
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$518
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$586
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$589
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$564
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$622
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$518
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$571
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$560
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$739
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$593
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$609
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$528
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$535
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$608
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$766
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$565
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$610
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$778
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$570
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$793
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$592
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$600
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$632
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$556
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$623
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$600
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$758
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$601
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$582
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$619