Dammam vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1059
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2518
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$514
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$842
$470
🍽️ Food expenses
$313
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1923
$1162
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
40
81
😀 Quality of life
75
74
🏙️ Population
903K
13.9M

The cost of living in Dammam is 55% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 5152nd and 7400th ($1059 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 83rd in Saudi Arabia and China, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Dammam compared to 1.7 months in Tianjin. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 1491st and 2024th 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
$7.52
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.72
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$2.86
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$874
$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$604
$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.8
$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.83%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1087
$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$803
$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.84
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.77
$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.7
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.8
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7969
$16559

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$965
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$1218
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1340
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$778
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1062
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$917
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$2015
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$2100
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$454
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$457
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$471
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1437
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1628
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$494
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$703
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$505
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$497
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$708
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$469
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$485
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$522
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$509
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$459
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$694
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$861
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2470
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1543
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2356
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$548
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$452
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$938
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$487

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$672
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$740
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$666
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$645
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$800
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$623
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$720
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1108
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$764
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$666
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$576
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$574
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$697
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$645
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$480
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$599
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$648
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$541
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$525
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$511
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$556
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$480
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$759
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$722
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$668
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$539
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$541
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$522
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$541
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$541
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$646
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$549
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$579
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$582
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$521
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$576
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$546