Dammam vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1059
$938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2518
$2456
🏠 One person rent
$514
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$842
$460
🍽️ Food expenses
$313
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$94.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1923
$1386
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
40
73
😀 Quality of life
75
72
🏙️ Population
903K
1.85M

The cost of living in Dammam is 13% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 5152nd and 6014th ($1059 vs $938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 7th in Saudi Arabia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Dammam compared to 1.5 months in Tainan. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 1491st and 2806th 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
$7.52
$4.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.72
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.86
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$874
$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$604
$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$54.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.8
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.83%
2.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1087
$3086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$803
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.84
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.77
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.7
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$65
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$9.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.8
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7969
$5481

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$965
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$1218
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1340
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$778
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1062
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$917
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$2015
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$2100
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$454
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$457
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$471
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1437
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1628
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$494
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$703
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$505
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$497
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$708
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$469
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$485
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$522
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$509
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$459
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$694
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$861
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2470
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1543
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2356
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$548
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$452
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$938
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$487

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$971
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$904
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$884
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$844
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$868
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$874
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$942
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$687
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$921
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$889
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$989
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$892
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$792
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1123
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$643
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1248
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$648
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$729
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$979
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$673
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$679
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$612
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$474
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$473
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$705
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$600
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$672
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1039
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$682
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$640
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$689
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$954
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$717
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1042
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$774
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$777
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$617
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$638
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$686