Dammam vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2479
$1895
🏠 One person rent
$494
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$812
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$242
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1994
$1075
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
40
81
😀 Quality of life
76
74
🏙️ Population
903K
13.9M

The cost of living in Dammam is 56% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 5399th and 7496th ($1037 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 93rd in Saudi Arabia and China, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dammam compared to 1.6 months in Tianjin. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 1421st and 2445th 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
$6.6
$4.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.6
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.87
 Cappuccino
$2.95
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$280
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.1
$35.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$54
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.3
$7.28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.02%
3.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$832
$2185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$4.44
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.38
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.46
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.73
$4.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.17
$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.85
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.5
$14.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$3.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$33
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7883
$19275

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$1192
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1309
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$823
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1109
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$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
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$656
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$716
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$646
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$630
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$767
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$621
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$697
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$572
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1044
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$734
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$645
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$562
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$673
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$626
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$468
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$584
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$632
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$528
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$512
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$492
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$558
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$466
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$748
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$709
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$660
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$525
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$574
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$521
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$508
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$524
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$519
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$629
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$540
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$562
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$566
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$493
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$554
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$547