Dammam vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dammam	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1005	$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2432	$1606
🏠 One person rent	$432	$133
🏘️ Family rent	$645	$342
🍽️ Food expenses	$343	$216
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2103	$777
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	39	85
😀 Quality of life	71	70
🏙️ Population	903K	9.07M

The cost of living in Dammam is 107% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 5279th and 8600th ($1005 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 538th 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 1.6 months in Shenyang. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Shenyang ranked 18th in China, while ranked 2267th and 2673rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Shenyang

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	Dammam	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.4	$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.76	$4.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$4.62	$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$307	$188
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$300	$62
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$642	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$440	$235
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.2	$51
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.4	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	5.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1145	$1816
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1121	$1317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.7	$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.03	$9.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$2.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.14	$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.01	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.92	$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.29	$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.2	$20.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$26.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.78	$4.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$70	$47
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$457	$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8580	$19578

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$449
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$502
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$510
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$515
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$517
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$524
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$520
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$536
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$519
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$537
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$550
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$523
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$513
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$523
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$565
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$531
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$560
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$559
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$541
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$543
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$515
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$585
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1574
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$595
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$566
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$557
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$526
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$562
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$512
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$551
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$606
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$555
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$585
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$612
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1555
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1538
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$529