Dammam vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1008
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2457
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$458
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$760
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2256
$969
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
40
96
😀 Quality of life
78
78
🏙️ Population
903K
17.5M

The cost of living in Dammam is 15% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5502nd and 6334th ($1008 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 17th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 1077th and 1094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Shenzhen

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Dammam Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.42
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.4
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.76
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.72
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$377
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$321
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.8
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.32%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1114
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$988
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.4
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.63
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.13
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.93
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.17
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.9
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.4
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.5
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$418
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8640
$22402

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$908
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634