Dammam vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1008
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2457
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$458
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$760
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2256
$1459
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
40
85
😀 Quality of life
78
83
🏙️ Population
903K
3.03M

The cost of living in Dammam is 0.2% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5502nd and 5518th ($1008 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 4th in Saudi Arabia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dammam compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 1077th and 541st 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
$6.42
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.4
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.76
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.72
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$377
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$321
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.8
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.32%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1114
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$988
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.4
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.63
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.13
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.93
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.17
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.9
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.4
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.5
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$418
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8640
$19915

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$908
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$1230
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1237
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$873
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1201
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$930
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1770
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1849
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$453
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$477
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$503
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1454
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1627
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$530
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$730
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$553
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$529
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$726
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$483
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$530
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$549
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$542
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$463
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$719
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$889
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2514
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1419
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2521
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$571
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$459
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$967
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$517

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650