Dammam vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$989
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2504
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$419
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$757
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2391
$1275
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
39
74
😀 Quality of life
73
80
🏙️ Population
903K
1.87M

The cost of living in Dammam is 18% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 5777th and 6292nd ($989 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 9th in Saudi Arabia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Dammam compared to 1.5 months in Tainan. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 1641st and 499th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.51
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.2
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.5
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.5
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1159
$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1119
$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.2
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$8.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.13
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.06
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.16
$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.9
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8345
$18526

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$870
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$1226
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1267
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$878
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1218
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$928
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1719
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1810
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$548
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$541
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$537
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1457
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1586
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$561
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$713
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$558
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$556
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$716
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$507
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$546
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$557
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$552
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$489
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$705
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$879
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2309
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1503
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2084
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$588
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$490
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$940
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$547

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$707
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$761
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$801
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$818
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$841
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$931
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$698
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$864
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1060
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$654
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1158
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$666
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$807
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1028
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$661
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$673
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1014
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$719
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1231
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$776
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$801
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$643
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$629
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$719