Dammam vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$989
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2504
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$419
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$757
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2391
$1012
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
39
90
😀 Quality of life
73
71
🏙️ Population
903K
13.9M

The cost of living in Dammam is 39% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 5777th and 6862nd ($989 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 81st in Saudi Arabia and China, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Dammam compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 1641st and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.51
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.2
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.5
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.5
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1159
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1119
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.2
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.13
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.06
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.16
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.9
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8345
$16590

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$1267
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$878
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1218
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$928
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1719
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1810
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$548
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$541
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$537
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1457
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1586
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$561
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$713
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$558
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$556
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$716
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$507
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$546
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$557
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$552
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$489
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$705
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$879
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2309
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1503
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2084
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$588
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$490
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$940
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$547

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$700
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$734
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$679
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$693
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$786
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$720
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$742
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$611
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1067
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$769
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$675
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$620
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$649
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$714
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$677
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$482
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$668
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$684
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$572
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$605
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$670
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$614
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$677
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$869
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$760
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$748
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$588
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$568
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$616
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$555
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$547
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$670
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$597
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$632
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$581
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$526
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$618