Dammam vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2479
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$494
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$812
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1994
$1212
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
40
93
😀 Quality of life
76
87
🏙️ Population
903K
2.35M

The cost of living in Dammam is 10% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5399th and 6085th ($1037 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 6th 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 Taoyuan. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 1421st and 373rd 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
$6.6
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.6
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$2.95
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.1
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.3
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.02%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$832
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.38
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.46
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.73
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.17
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.85
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.5
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7883
$17081

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56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$823
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1109
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$928
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1923
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$2014
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$465
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$489
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$523
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$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
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$931
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464