Dammam vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$989
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2504
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$419
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$757
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2391
$1649
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
39
96
😀 Quality of life
73
79
🏙️ Population
903K
17.7M

The cost of living in Dammam is 3% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5777th and 5948th ($989 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 13th in Saudi Arabia and China, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Dammam compared to 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 1641st and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.51
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.2
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.5
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.5
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1159
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1119
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.2
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.13
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.06
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.16
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.9
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8345
$24117

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$870
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$1226
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1267
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$878
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1218
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$928
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1719
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1810
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$548
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$541
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$537
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1457
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1586
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$561
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$713
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$558
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$556
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$716
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$507
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$546
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$557
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$552
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$489
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$705
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$879
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2309
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1503
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2084
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$588
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$490
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$940
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$547

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
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$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618