Dammam vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1005
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2432
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$432
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$645
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2103
$1524
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
39
96
😀 Quality of life
71
80
🏙️ Population
903K
17.5M

The cost of living in Dammam is 7% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5279th and 5744th ($1005 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 16th 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 Shenzhen. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 2267th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.4
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.76
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$4.62
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$307
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$300
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$642
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$440
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.3
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.2
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.4
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1145
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1121
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.75
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.14
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.01
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.83
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$83.2
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.4
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$457
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8580
$24305

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$959
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584