Dammam vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1008
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2457
$1842
🏠 One person rent
$458
$274
🏘️ Family rent
$760
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2256
$940
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
40
89
😀 Quality of life
78
74
🏙️ Population
903K
13.9M

The cost of living in Dammam is 56% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 5502nd and 7452nd ($1008 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 98th in Saudi Arabia and China, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dammam compared to 1.5 months in Tianjin. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Tianjin ranked 9th in China, while ranked 1077th and 2435th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.42
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.4
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.76
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.72
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$377
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$321
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$390
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$46.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.8
$7.05
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.32%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1114
$5873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$988
$2154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.4
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.63
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.13
$8.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.93
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.17
$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.9
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.4
$14.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$57
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.5
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$418
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8640
$18657

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$908
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$1230
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1237
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$873
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1201
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$930
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1770
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1849
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$453
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$477
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$503
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1454
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1627
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$530
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$730
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$553
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$529
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$726
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$483
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$530
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$549
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$542
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$463
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$719
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$889
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2514
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1419
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2521
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$571
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$459
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$967
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$517

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$641
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$707
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$634
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$619
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$750
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$638
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$688
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$565
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1029
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$724
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$634
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$558
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$660
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$614
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$456
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$580
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$616
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$533
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$505
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$480
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$574
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$454
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$741
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$654
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$523
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$558
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$527
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$499
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$535
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$615
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$544
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$550
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$562
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$505
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$652
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$548
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$573