Dammam vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2479
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$494
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$812
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1994
$1619
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
40
94
😀 Quality of life
76
89
🏙️ Population
903K
2.44M

The cost of living in Dammam is 18% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 5399th and 4661st ($1037 vs $1257) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 1.9 months in Dammam compared to 1.3 months in Taipei. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 1421st and 266th 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
$6.6
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.6
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.95
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.1
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.3
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.02%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$832
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.38
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.46
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.73
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.17
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.85
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.5
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7883
$18442

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$793
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$1923
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$2014
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$465
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$489
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$523
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$1461
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1632
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$545
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$707
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$565
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$541
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$711
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$492
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$547
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$556
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$551
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$487
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$698
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$861
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2420
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1473
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2183
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$571
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$476
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
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$931
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$635
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9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
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$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
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$617
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$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602