Dammam vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1005
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2432
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$432
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$645
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2103
$1657
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
39
95
😀 Quality of life
71
87
🏙️ Population
903K
2.6M

The cost of living in Dammam is 14% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 5279th and 4516th ($1005 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 2.1 months in Dammam compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 2267th and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.4
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.76
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$2.48
 Cappuccino
$4.62
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$307
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$300
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$642
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$440
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.3
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.2
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.4
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1145
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1121
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$9.01
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.75
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.14
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.01
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.83
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$83.2
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.4
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$457
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8580
$19102

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$868
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1285
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$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
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589