Dammam vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1059
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2518
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$514
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$842
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$313
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1923
$1768
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
40
94
😀 Quality of life
75
90
🏙️ Population
903K
2.43M

The cost of living in Dammam is 15% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 5152nd and 4646th ($1059 vs $1248) 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 1.8 months in Dammam compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 1491st and 178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Taipei

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Dammam Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.52
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.72
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.86
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$874
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$604
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.8
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.83%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1087
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$803
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.84
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.77
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.7
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.8
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7969
$16947

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$965
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$1218
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$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
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612