Dammam vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dammam	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1056	$687
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2577	$2052
🏠 One person rent	$475	$297
🏘️ Family rent	$789	$636
🍽️ Food expenses	$338	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2468	$958
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	40	90
😀 Quality of life	74	70
🏙️ Population	903K	13.9M

The cost of living in Dammam is 54% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 5127th and 6956th ($1056 vs $687) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 64th in Saudi Arabia and China, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Dammam compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 1259th and 2306th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Tianjin

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	Dammam	Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.65	$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.5	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$0.82
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.89	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$748	$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$598	$485
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.8	$48.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.8	$74.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.9	$7.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1147	$6085
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1112	$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.6	$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.3	$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.93	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.06	$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.12	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.94	$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.18	$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.86	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.54	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.3	$13.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$6.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.9	$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.82	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.1	$39
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.3	$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$439	$548
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8339	$18215

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Dammam

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Dhahran	$1068
53 km or 33 mi	Isa Town	$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

Cities near Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$665
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$716
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$649
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$655
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$756
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$679
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$702
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$586
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1016
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$592
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$618
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$680
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$635
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$472
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$638
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$642
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$550
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$581
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$638
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$584
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$642
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$815
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$711
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$689
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$564
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$544
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$590
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$533
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$524
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$629
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$577
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$600
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$553
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$504
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$616