Dammam vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2479
$2373
🏠 One person rent
$494
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$812
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$433
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$90.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1994
$1446
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
40
73
😀 Quality of life
76
72
🏙️ Population
903K
1.85M

The cost of living in Dammam is 14% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 5399th and 6264th ($1037 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 8th 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 1.6 months in Tainan. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 1421st and 2963rd 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
$6.6
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.6
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.95
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.1
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$84.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.3
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.02%
2.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$3159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$832
$2827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$21.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.38
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$3.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.46
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.73
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.17
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.85
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.5
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7883
$5587

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$1192
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1309
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
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$999
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$910
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$889
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$841
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$879
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$888
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$957
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$709
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$937
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$882
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$941
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$903
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$796
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1108
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$630
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1257
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$634
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$723
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$997
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$668
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$656
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$602
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$465
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$464
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$698
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$589
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$654
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1067
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$673
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$634
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$682
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$943
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$705
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1064
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$763
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$765
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$610
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$621
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$697