Dammam vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1005
$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2432
$2056
🏠 One person rent
$432
$286
🏘️ Family rent
$645
$615
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$65.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2103
$1041
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
39
90
😀 Quality of life
71
73
🏙️ Population
903K
13.9M

The cost of living in Dammam is 46% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 5279th and 6886th ($1005 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 104th in Saudi Arabia and China, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dammam compared to 1.5 months in Tianjin. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Tianjin ranked 8th in China, while ranked 2267th and 1662nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.4
$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.76
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$4.62
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$307
$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$300
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$642
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$440
$454
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.3
$43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.2
$65.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.4
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1145
$7346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1121
$2792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.75
$2.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$9.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.14
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.01
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.83
$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$83.2
$13.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.4
$6.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$76.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$457
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8580
$16123

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$959
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$1327
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1375
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$868
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1285
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$910
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1810
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1872
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$646
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$621
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$606
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1424
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1642
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$798
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$710
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$606
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$890
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$708
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$541
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$604
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$543
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$540
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$561
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$698
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$875
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2229
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1612
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$1841
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$559
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$522
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$1013
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$543

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$667
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$733
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$650
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$607
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$772
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$633
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$677
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$583
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1065
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$713
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$633
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$587
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$594
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$678
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$637
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$466
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$572
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$643
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$539
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$592
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$621
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$549
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$650
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$506
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$700
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$555
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$569
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$545
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$598
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$525
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$633
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$570
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$587
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$538
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$486
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$525
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$600