Dammam vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2479
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$494
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$812
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1994
$1024
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
40
95
😀 Quality of life
76
77
🏙️ Population
903K
17.5M

The cost of living in Dammam is 10% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5399th and 6106th ($1037 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 12th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 1421st and 1113th 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
$6.6
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.6
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.95
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.1
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.3
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.02%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$832
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.38
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.46
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.73
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.17
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.85
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.5
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7883
$22916

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$823
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$928
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$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
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$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
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$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
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$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638