Dammam vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2479
$1654
🏠 One person rent
$494
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$812
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1994
$776
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
40
21
😀 Quality of life
76
46
🏙️ Population
903K
6.56M

The cost of living in Dammam is 73% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5399th and 7929th ($1037 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 213th in Saudi Arabia and China, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dammam compared to 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 1421st and 7123rd 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
$6.6
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.6
$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.95
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.1
$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.3
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.02%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$832
$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.38
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.46
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.73
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.17
$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.85
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.5
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7883
$11939

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$931
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$1192
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1309
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$823
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1109
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$928
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1923
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$2014
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$465
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$489
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$523
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1461
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1632
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$545
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$707
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$565
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$541
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$711
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$492
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$547
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$556
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$551
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$487
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$698
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$861
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2420
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1473
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2183
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$571
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$476
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$931
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$567
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$638
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$609
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$557
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$587
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$511
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$583
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$584
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$572
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$617
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$498
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$564
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$730
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$588
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$602
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$533
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$529
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$605
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$760
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$563
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$603
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$769
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$568
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$807
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$588
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$599
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$630
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$552
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$610
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$814
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$587
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$595
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$580
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$615