Dammam vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1059
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2518
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$514
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$842
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$313
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1923
$1536
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
40
93
😀 Quality of life
75
89
🏙️ Population
903K
2.36M

The cost of living in Dammam is 7% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5152nd and 5651st ($1059 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 1491st and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Taoyuan

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Dammam Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.52
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.72
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.86
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$874
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$604
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.8
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.83%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1087
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$803
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.84
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.77
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.7
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.8
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7969
$19490

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$965
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$1218
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$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
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473