Dammam vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1059
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2518
$1512
🏠 One person rent
$514
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$842
$335
🍽️ Food expenses
$313
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1923
$902
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
40
68
😀 Quality of life
75
70
🏙️ Population
903K
12.6M

The cost of living in Dammam is 103% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5152nd and 8548th ($1059 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 485th 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 Zhengzhou. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 1491st and 3567th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Zhengzhou

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Dammam Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.52
$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.72
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.86
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$874
$310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$604
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.8
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.83%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1087
$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$803
$1531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.84
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.77
$3.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.7
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.8
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7969
$21955

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Dhahran
$965
53 km or 33 mi Isa Town
$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

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$520
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$520
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$514
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$504
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$457
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$484
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$492
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$522
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$516
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$513
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$502
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$524
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$491
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$487
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$513
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$529
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$525
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$555
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$538
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$540
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$533
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$533
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$519
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$540
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$538
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$610
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$507
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$521
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$589
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$637
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$811
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$583
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$612
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$599
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$556
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$575
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$549
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$537
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$567