Dammam vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dammam	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1008	$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2457	$1693
🏠 One person rent	$458	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$760	$334
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2256	$733
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	40	85
😀 Quality of life	78	71
🏙️ Population	903K	9.07M

The cost of living in Dammam is 82% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 5502nd and 8245th ($1008 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 341st in Saudi Arabia and China, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dammam compared to 1.3 months in Shenyang. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 1077th and 3667th 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	$6.42	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.4	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.76	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$321	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$578	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.8	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.32%	5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1114	$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$988	$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.92	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.4	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.63	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.38	$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.86	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.13	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.93	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.17	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.9	$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.4	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.79	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.5	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.5	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$418	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8640	$24707

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Cities near Dammam

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Dhahran	$908
53 km or 33 mi	Isa Town	$1230
54 km or 33 mi	Manama	$1237
56 km or 35 mi	Qatif	$873
57 km or 35 mi	Riffa	$1201
76 km or 47 mi	Jubail	$930
119 km or 74 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
163 km or 101 mi	Al Khor	$1770
191 km or 119 mi	Doha	$1849
291 km or 181 mi	Bushehr	$453
325 km or 202 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
334 km or 207 mi	Borazjan	$477
385 km or 239 mi	Kazerun	$503
388 km or 241 mi	Kuwait City	$1454
394 km or 245 mi	Riyadh	$1627
411 km or 256 mi	Jahrom	$530
425 km or 264 mi	Al-Faw	$730
427 km or 265 mi	Shiraz	$553
447 km or 278 mi	Fasa	$529
453 km or 282 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
463 km or 288 mi	Behbahan	$483
465 km or 289 mi	Marvdasht	$530
467 km or 290 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
468 km or 291 mi	Abadan	$549
473 km or 294 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
481 km or 299 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
483 km or 300 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
492 km or 306 mi	Yasuj	$463
498 km or 310 mi	Az Zubayr	$719
503 km or 313 mi	Basra	$889
537 km or 334 mi	Dubai	$2514
543 km or 337 mi	Sharjah	$1419
550 km or 342 mi	Ajman	$2521
554 km or 344 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
561 km or 349 mi	Ahvaz	$571
601 km or 374 mi	Izeh	$459
604 km or 376 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
610 km or 379 mi	Unaizah	$967
616 km or 383 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
616 km or 383 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$517

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$470
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$492
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$518
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$521
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$434
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$489
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$511
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$434
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$516
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$528
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$532
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$556
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$537
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$547
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$517
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$519
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$550
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$576
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1564
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$457
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$537
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$537
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$550
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$499
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$521
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$584
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$521
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$565
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$557
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1553
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$501