Dammam vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2479
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$494
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$812
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1994
$1411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
40
85
😀 Quality of life
76
86
🏙️ Population
903K
2.87M

The cost of living in Dammam is 8% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5399th and 5984th ($1037 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 5th in Saudi Arabia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 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 1421st and 409th 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
$6.6
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.6
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.95
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.1
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.3
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.02%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$832
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.38
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.46
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.73
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.17
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.85
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.5
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7883
$17495

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56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$823
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1109
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$928
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1923
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$2014
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$465
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$489
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$523
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1461
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1632
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$545
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$707
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$565
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$541
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$711
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$492
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$547
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$556
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$551
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$487
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$698
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$861
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2420
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1473
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2183
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$571
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$476
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$931
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665