Dammam vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1005
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2432
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$432
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$645
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2103
$1294
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
39
74
😀 Quality of life
71
82
🏙️ Population
903K
1.87M

The cost of living in Dammam is 10% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 5279th and 5887th ($1005 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 2.1 months in Dammam compared to 1.4 months in Tainan. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 2267th and 364th 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
$6.4
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.76
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$4.62
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$307
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$300
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$642
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$440
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.3
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.2
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.4
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1145
$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1121
$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.75
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.14
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.01
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.83
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$83.2
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.4
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$457
$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8580
$11040

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Distance City Cost of living
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$959
53 km or 33 mi Isa Town
$1327
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1375
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$868
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1285
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$910
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1810
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1872
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$646
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$621
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$606
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1424
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1642
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$798
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$710
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$606
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$890
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$708
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$541
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$604
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$543
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$540
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$561
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$698
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$875
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2229
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1612
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$1841
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$559
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$522
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$1013
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$543

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$725
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$791
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$952
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$857
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$890
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$995
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$746
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$860
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$917
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$861
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$851
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$863
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1011
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$676
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$689
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$721
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$860
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$675
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$664
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$588
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$716
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$738
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$694
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1114
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$799
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$667
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$678
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1083
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$744
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1115
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$787
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$891
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$655
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$837
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$741