Dammam vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1059
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2518
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$514
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$842
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$313
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1923
$1351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
40
65
😀 Quality of life
75
74
🏙️ Population
903K
12.7M

The cost of living in Dammam is 33% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 5152nd and 6776th ($1059 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 29th in Saudi Arabia and China, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Dammam compared to 1.7 months in Suzhou. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 1491st and 2020th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Suzhou

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Dammam Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.52
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.72
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.86
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$874
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$604
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.8
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.83%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1087
$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$803
$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.84
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.77
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.7
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.8
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7969
$20341

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$965
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$1218
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1340
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$778
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1062
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$917
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$2015
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$2100
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$454
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$457
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$471
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1437
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1628
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$494
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$703
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$505
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$497
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$708
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$469
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$485
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$522
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$509
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$459
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$694
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$861
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2470
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1543
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2356
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$548
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$452
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$938
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$487

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$726
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$678
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$708
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$658
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$663
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$581
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1147
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$636
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$643
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$645
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1030
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$657
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$651
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$725
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$659
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$667
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$899
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$623
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$627
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$664
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$670
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$693
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$644
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$623
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$661
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$620
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$691
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$684
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$660
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$789
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$693
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$644
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$571
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$671
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$635