Dammam vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1059
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2518
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$514
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$842
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$313
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1923
$1422
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
40
85
😀 Quality of life
75
87
🏙️ Population
903K
2.87M

The cost of living in Dammam is 12% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5152nd and 5994th ($1059 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th in Saudi Arabia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Dammam compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 1491st and 351st 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
$7.52
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.72
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.86
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$874
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$604
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.8
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.83%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1087
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$803
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.84
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.77
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.7
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.8
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7969
$17517

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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
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684