Dammam vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$989
$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2504
$1419
🏠 One person rent
$419
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$757
$364
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$186
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$67.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2391
$623
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
39
71
😀 Quality of life
73
61
🏙️ Population
903K
10.6M

The cost of living in Dammam is 95% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 5777th and 8633rd ($989 vs $507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 531st 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 1.2 months in Shijiazhuang. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Shijiazhuang ranked 35th in China, while ranked 1641st and 5079th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Shijiazhuang

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Dammam Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.51
$1.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.2
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.5
$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$67.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.5
$6.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1159
$2374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1119
$1669
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.2
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$2.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.13
$3.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.06
$3.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.16
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$2.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.9
$13.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$40.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$71.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$395
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8345
$4947

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Dhahran
$870
53 km or 33 mi Isa Town
$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

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$547
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$555
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$568
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$588
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$614
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$572
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$575
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$605
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$632
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$637
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$616
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$677
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$482
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$608
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$620
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$609
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$611
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$634
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$577
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$598
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$670
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$500
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$570
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$649
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$675
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$679
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$507
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$769
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$720
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$602
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$538
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$597
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$608
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$619
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$648
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$668
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$747
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$693
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$729
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$734