Dammam vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1005
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2432
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$432
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$645
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2103
$1361
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
39
84
😀 Quality of life
71
83
🏙️ Population
903K
3.03M

The cost of living in Dammam is 1% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5279th and 5356th ($1005 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 3rd in Saudi Arabia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dammam compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 2267th and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Taichung

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Dammam Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.4
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.76
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$4.62
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$307
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$300
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$642
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$440
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.3
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.2
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.4
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1145
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1121
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.75
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.14
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.01
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.83
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$83.2
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.4
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$457
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8580
$13893

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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
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721