Dammam vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1008
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2457
$2330
🏠 One person rent
$458
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$760
$440
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$430
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$81.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2256
$1477
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
40
74
😀 Quality of life
78
83
🏙️ Population
903K
1.87M

The cost of living in Dammam is 13% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 5502nd and 6262nd ($1008 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 12th 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 1.7 months in Tainan. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Tainan ranked 8th in Taiwan, while ranked 1077th and 549th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Tainan

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Dammam Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.42
$6.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.4
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.76
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$2.92
☕ Cappuccino
$2.72
$3.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$377
$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$321
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$305
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.8
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.32%
1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1114
$3267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$988
$2457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.4
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$9.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.63
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$18.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.13
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.93
$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.17
$12.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.9
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.4
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$66.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.5
$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$418
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8640
$6518

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Dhahran
$908
53 km or 33 mi Isa Town
$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

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$914
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$894
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$854
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$894
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$914
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$1006
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$695
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$993
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$868
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$942
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$901
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$802
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1135
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$615
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1313
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$621
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$707
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1030
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$634
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$628
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$454
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$451
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$697
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$579
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$628
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1078
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$669
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$616
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$671
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$941
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$700
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1079
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$753
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$766
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$600
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$608
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$696