Dammam vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1005
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2432
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$432
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$645
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2103
$1180
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
39
93
😀 Quality of life
71
86
🏙️ Population
903K
2.29M

The cost of living in Dammam is 17% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5279th and 6163rd ($1005 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 10th 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 Taoyuan. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 2267th and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.4
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.76
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$4.62
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$307
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$300
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$642
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$440
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.3
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.2
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.4
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1145
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1121
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.75
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.14
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.01
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.83
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$83.2
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.4
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$457
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8580
$13937

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$1327
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1375
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$868
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1285
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$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
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716