Dammam vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1056
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2577
$2361
🏠 One person rent
$475
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$789
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2468
$1050
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
40
93
😀 Quality of life
74
83
🏙️ Population
903K
2.33M

The cost of living in Dammam is 21% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5127th and 6171st ($1056 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 7th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 1259th and 418th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.65
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$748
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.8
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.8
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.9
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1112
$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.6
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.93
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.06
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.12
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.94
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.18
$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.86
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.54
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.3
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.1
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8339
$18619

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$1068
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$1243
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1280
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$897
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1223
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$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
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$821
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$897
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1073
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1181
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$728
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$731
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$967
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$894
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$747
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$625
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$648
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$956
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$644
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$627
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$823
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1155
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$688
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$681
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$726
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$664
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$630
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$671
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$603
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$649
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$601
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$451
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$581
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$587
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$677
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$616
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$443