Dammam vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$989
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2504
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$419
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$757
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2391
$1789
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
39
95
😀 Quality of life
73
86
🏙️ Population
903K
2.6M

The cost of living in Dammam is 15% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 5777th and 4715th ($989 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st 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 Taipei. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 1641st and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.51
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.2
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.5
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.5
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1159
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1119
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.2
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.13
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.06
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.16
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.9
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8345
$18424

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$878
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
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$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
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
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$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605