Dammam vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1056
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2577
$3254
🏠 One person rent
$475
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$789
$1230
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2468
$1684
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
40
95
😀 Quality of life
74
86
🏙️ Population
903K
2.6M

The cost of living in Dammam is 11% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 5127th and 4534th ($1056 vs $1181) 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 2.3 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 1259th and 339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.65
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$748
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.8
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.8
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.9
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1112
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.6
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.93
$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.06
$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.12
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.94
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.18
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.86
$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.54
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.3
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.1
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8339
$19749

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$897
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1223
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$901
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1709
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1779
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$551
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$546
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$557
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1393
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1637
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$547
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$736
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$589
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$548
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$740
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$536
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$563
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$547
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$544
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$529
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$723
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$904
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2379
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1494
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2240
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$597
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$525
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$969
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$552

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$967
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$875
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$731
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$821
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$897
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$728
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$894
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$747
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$669
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$625
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$788
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1155
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$644
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$956
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$627
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$681
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$688
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$671
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1154
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$630
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$664
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$682
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$603
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$649
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$601
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$587
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$677
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$616
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$671
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$451
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$581